Lots of room to move around and the beautiful waters of the bay make this one of the best Cape Cod beaches to play and relax…again, with very few people. This is an easy one and the pay off is huge! This beach is sandwiched between two coves just past a marsh so, if you are willing to make a short hike you find yourself on an island of tranquility. The trailhead begins just east of the lot and takes you around a salt marsh on the way to the Great Island.īeach behind the cape cod museum of natural history, brewster There is a public lot with portable restrooms. Park just off Chequessett Neck Road where it intersects with Griffins Island Road, Wellfleet. An old tavern site waits to be discovered as well as a Pilgrim monument. The author was surprised to find a dune shack deep in the forests of the Great Island with old gear still intact. This is Cape Cod as it should be, undeveloped and full of history, ready to be explored. If more abandoned beaches sound like more abandoned beaches, this is different. If you are looking for long stretches of sand, surrounded by water, that will take you to the middle of the entrance to Wellfleet Harbor, this is it! Watch the tides on your hike to Jeremy’s Point however, they can come back in with a surprise. The beaches of the Great Island trail bring you to the best of two types of beaches: the Bay side and the Harbor side. Nothing great is easy, prepare for a hike to fully enjoy one of the best Cape Cod beaches. ![]() The beaches of the great island trail, wellfleet You will see the ocean over the first big dune. Best access point: have someone drop you off at Snail Road off Route 6 and hike east. Watch the off road traffic during high season, it can be a busy place too. ![]() This is truly one of the best beaches on Cape Cod and gives the traveler the sense that if you walk far enough, you will find yourself completely alone on the Outer Cape of the Cape Cod National Seashore…a very special place to be. On the way, stop and wonder at the Dune Shacks that have sprung up from various bits of flotsam and jetsam from the many shipwrecks off the coast. You will walk a mile and a half or so through fine sand and big dunes but, it is worth it. The beaches of the Dunes of the Provincelands cover a large area, mostly abandoned, and all equally impressive! This is also one of the best Cape Cod beaches that takes a real effort to get there. The Beaches of the dunes of the provincelands, Provincetown Google maps will get you there, park at the Atwood Higgins House and expect to walk a mile to a mile and a half to the beach. There are always big views and not many people making this one of the best Cape Cod beaches for those seeking an escape from the crowds. When the tide goes out, the sand bars appear …opening all kinds of possibilities for the tidal pool explorer. There are some private homes in the area but, they are few and spread apart. ![]() You are on the Cape Cod Bay, overlooking the coast all the way to Provincetown, and feel like you are in the middle of nowhere. If you have a Dennis Off Road permit, feel free to drive all the way out!īound Brook Island is one of the best Cape Cod beaches because of the isolation. Park where they tell you to and expect about a mile walk to the beach. ![]() This is part of the Crowe’s Pasture Conservation Area so it is not difficult to find. This is one of the best Cape Cod beaches for the views and isolation but also the unique “aquaculture” growing just under the waves. If you catch it at low tide you have the chance to see the Quivett Neck Oyster farms that are normally under five to eight feet of water. There are a lot of great secret beaches but this one is special. On the North side of the Cape is the Cape Cod Bay, encompassing a huge stretch of coastline from Provincetown all the way around to Plymouth. Download your FREE Cape Cod travel guide!
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