Alt Text Map of Cape Cod National Seashore in Massachusetts. A backward L-shaped peninsula runs vertically up this tall map. The bottom, horizontal section, which reaches in from the left edge, is beige and the Cape Cod National Seashore is shown in green. The water is blue and a network of roads is shown in black and red. Extended Description Dozens of beaches, regions, ponds, bays, and other sites are labeled. This description will begin at the northern tip of the peninsula and work down, identifying features and amenities within the park. Next will be the non-park areas tucked alongside and among park zones followed by the horizontal arm along the bottom third of the map. The description will end with the major highways and conclude with a full transcription of the legend. Cape Cod National Seashore The uppermost tip of the peninsula curls inward around Provincetown Harbor. Long Point Light lighthouse is on the lower end of the finger-like Long Point. Wood End Light lighthouse is at the western end of Long Point, which is connected to the main peninsula by a thread of land. West End Marshes flank either side of a watery passage alongside the thread. A note here reads, “Dike submerged at extreme high tide.” The upside-down triangular, northern point of the peninsula curves over Provincetown. The left edge is labeled Herring Cove Beach National Park Service, which has restrooms available seasonally, showers, wheelchair access, beach wheelchairs available seasonally, and a seasonal snack bar. Race Point Light lighthouse is to the north where the upper edge of the triangle is labeled Race Point Beach NPS, which has seasonal restrooms and showers. Oversand Station has a ranger station near the Old Harbor Life-Saving Station Museum and the Provincetown Municipal Airport. Race Point Road extends inland from Oversand Station to the Province Land Visitor Center (seasonal). Race Point Road continues south past Beech Forest Trail, which has seasonal restrooms and a picnic area. Province Lands Road branches off Race Point Road at the visitor center and runs southwest to Herring Cover Beach. A paved bicycle trail creates a loop from Oversand Station to Race Point Road and Province Lands Road. Amenities at the trailhead include a picnic area and a restroom. The wheelchair-accessible Sand Dunes in the Town of Provincetown and the Parabolic Dunes in the neighboring Town of Truro line the upper, outer nape of the cape. The Parabolic Dunes extends past East Harbor and to Pilgrim Heights, which has seasonal restrooms, a picnic area, and wheelchair access. High Head Road, Small’s Swamp Trail, and Pilgrim Spring Trail create a small network in this area. In the Town of Truro from north to south along the eastern coastline of the peninsula are the head of the Meadow Beach NPS, which has seasonal restrooms and showers; Head of the Meadow Beach, which is town-managed; Coast Guard Beach, also town-managed; Highland House Museum; Highland Light (Cape Cod Light); Highland Golf Links; Truro Highland Historic District; NPS Atlantic Research Center; Highlands Center at Cape Cod National Seashore, which has a picnic area; town-managed Longnook Beach; Truro Hostel, open in summer; and town-managed Ballston Beach. Several roads connect the eastern shoreline with US State 6, which runs vertically up the middle of this arm. Again from north to south, these include Head of the Meadow Road, Coast Guard Road, Highland Road, South Highland Road, Old Dewline Road, Longnook Road, Atwood Road, North Pamet Road, and South Pamet Road. Prince Valley Road travels west off of US Route 6, and Collins Road runs north-south almost to the Town of Wellfleet, which is just south of the Town of Truro. The park area in the Town of Wellfleet creates an upside-down J shape with the shorter leg to the left. This section will move from the short end of the J up and then down the long side. Jeremy Point is at the very tip of the short leg along Cape Cod Bay. Red text there reads “Danger” in all caps and then, “Land south of here is submerged except at lowest tides. Check with a ranger.” North of this, salt marshes dot the Great Island and Great Beach Hill. The Great Island Trail traces a salt marsh along a sliver of land alongside a body of water labeled The Gut. North of this Griffin Island Road leads to the town-managed Duck Harbor Beach. Continuing over the curve are areas labeled Griffin Island and Bound Brook Island; Atwood-Higgins House, Brook Island Road, and Pamet Point Road. On the east side of the curve are Gull Pond, Gull Pond Road, Gross Hill Road, Ocean View Drive, Long Pond, Long Pond Road, Great Pond, and Cahoon Hollow Road. Ocean View Drive travels roughly parallel to the eastern shoreline, which has the town-managed Newcomb Hollow Beach, town-managed Cahoon Hollow Beach, town-managed White Crest Beach, and town-managed Le Count Hollow Beach and Maguire Landing. Ocean View Drive ends at Le Count Hollow Road. In the remaining area of the Town of Wellfleet are the Marconi Station Site, which has seasonal restrooms and wheelchair access; National Seashore Headquarters; Marconi Beach NPS, which has seasonal restrooms and showers. The final section of Cape Cod National Seashore runs along the east coast of the Town of Eastham. Sites along the shoreline from north to south include the Three Sisters Lighthouses, Nauset Light lighthouse, Nauset Light Beach NPS, which has seasonal restrooms and showers, Coast Guard Beach NPS with seasonal restrooms, showers, wheelchair access, and a beach wheelchair available seasonally. Another section of Ocean View Drive is connected to sites west by Cable Road and Doane Road. Doane Road passes Doane Rock before Nauset Road branches off to reach the Salt Pond Visitor Center, which has Buttonbush Trail accessible by Braille and tactiles. Nauset Marsh Trail parallels Nauset and Doane roads and has seasonal restrooms, a picnic area, and wheelchair access. Next is the Nauset Marsh, a salt marsh near Salt Pond Bay. South of the marsh are Skiff Hill with seasonal restrooms, Hemenway Road, Red Maple Swamp Trail, which is wheelchair accessible, Fort Hill Trail, and Penniman House. The bulk of Cape Cod National Seashore ends here but the long, thin finger of Nauset Beach stretches along the eastern coastline. Near the north is the town-managed Orleans (Nauset) Beach, and North Beach is just east of salt marshes on and around Pochet Island and Sampson Island. Other splinter-shaped sections continue south to flank Chatham Harbor. Two golden yellow islands at the southern tip of the park are labeled Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge. A green line indicating the National Seashore Boundary encompasses all of the green areas of the park and extends a distance beyond the coastline areas. Around and Among the Park Back at the northern tip of the upstretched arm, the town of Provincetown, represented in yellow, is home to the Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum and a US Coast Guard Station. Beach Point squeezes past the East Harbor as the park turns south to reach North Truro. Beaches there from north to south include the town-managed Great Hollow Beach, town-managed Corn Hill Beach, Harbor Bar, town-managed Fisher Beach, and town-managed Ryder Beach. The park area spans the width of the peninsula here. Wellfleet is tucked into the park within the boundaries of the Town of Wellfleet. Mayo Beach there is also town managed. Moving down are South Wellfleet with Indian Neck and Lieutenant Island around Loagy Bay. Darker brown areas on that island and south of a bay are labeled Massachusetts Audubon Society Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary. Continuing south are the town-managed Sunken Meadow Beach and Cooks Brook Beach in North Eastham. The town-managed Thumpertown, Kingsbury, and First Encounter beaches are closer to Eastham which encompasses Great Pond, Depot Pond, and Herring Pond. Rock Harbor is farther south where the non-park area flares down and west along the horizontal arm. Towns on the eastern third of this section include Orleans, East Orleans, Tonset, Nauset Heights, and South Orleans. Pleasant Bay, Little Pleasant Bay, Sipson Island, Sipson Meadow, and Strong Island separate South Orleans from a bulb-shaped area below. Sites here include Chatham Port, North Chatham, Chatham, and Chatham Lighthouse. Back north alongside Orleans and South Orleans, Nickerson State Park has a campground and wraps around Cliff and Flax ponds. Remaining areas to the west of this park include East Brewster, Brewster, South Brewster, West Brewster, East Harwich, Harwich, Harwich Port, South Harwich, and South Chatham. The Cape Cod Trail, shown as a dashed pink line, begins in the lower left corner of the map and continues across the horizontal arm and up the vertical section, where it ends at Le Count Hollow Road near South Wellfleet. Roads State Routes 124, 137, 39, 28, and 6A and US Route 6 create a loose grid across the horizontal arm of the peninsula. State Route 124 intersects with US Route 6 at Exit 82. US Route 6 continues west near text reading “Eastham to: Boston 86 miles (138 kilometers), Providence, RI 98 miles (158 kilometers), New York, NY 275 miles (443 kilometers).” US Route 6 continues north along the vertical arm, cutting through park and non-park areas. It splits into US State 6 and State Route 6A to create a long, thin loop that reaches the West End Marsh past Provincetown. Legend A scale near the top right corner measures 1 and 2 kilometers and 1 and 2 miles. A legend near the upper left corner reads as follows: Green line for National seashore boundary (subject to shoreline changes), Pink dashed line for Bicycle trail (paved), Pale blue diamonds against white for Salt marsh within national seashore, and Black dashed line for Walking Trail. Two columns of symbols below represent a Ranger station, Restrooms (seasonal), Showers, Picnic area, Campground, Wheelchair-accessible, Beach wheelchair available (seasonal), Braille/tactile trail, and Lighthouse.