Cape Cod National Seashore Provincetown, Massachusetts 02657
Official WebsiteHerring Cove is the only Cape Cod National Seashore beach that is on the Cape Cod Bay side of the Cape. As such, the waves are more gentle and the water temperatures are a bit warmer than along the Atlantic Ocean.
This beach is right outside the town center of Provincetown. It offers some of the best sunsets on Cape Cod, as well as distant views of Race Point Lighthouse. With its handicap accessibility, a snack bar that operates during the summer months, and the Province Lands Bike Trail nearby, Herring Cove bustles with activity throughout the year.
Province Lands Road near the end of US-6, Provincetown
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Cape Cod is a large peninsula extending 60 miles into the Atlantic Ocean from the coast of Massachusetts. Located on the outer portion of the Cape, Cape Cod National Seashore’s 44,600 acres encompass a rich mosaic of marine, estuarine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecosystems. These systems and their associated habitats reflect the Cape’s glacial origin, dynamic natural processes, and at least 9,000 years of human activity. Geomorphic shoreline change, groundwater fluctuations, tidal dynamics including rising sea level, and atmospheric deposition are among the many physical processes that continue to shape the Seashore’s ecosystems. Marine and estuarine systems include beaches, sand spits, tidal flats, salt marshes, and soft-bottom benthos. Freshwater ecosystems include kettle ponds, vernal pools, sphagnum bogs, and swamps. Terrestrial systems include pitch pine and scrub oak forests, heathlands, dunes, and sandplain grasslands. Many of these habitats are globally uncommon and the species that occupy them are correspondingly rare.
Restrooms on site
Entrance fee
Wheelchair accessible trail
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Last updated March 9, 2024