Windsurfing is permitted here at certain times of the day. Dogs are not allowed. There are no facilities here. More
Windsurfing is permitted here at certain times of the day. Dogs are not allowed. There are no facilities here. More
Cahoon Hollow Beach is the ocean beach with the popular Beachcomber Restaurant and Pub. As with the other Wellfleet ocean beaches - Newcomb Hollow, White Crest, LeCount Hollow, and Marconi - it gets populated around the lifeguard, but if you lug your stuff 10 minutes down the beach in either... More
Miles and miles of beautiful sandy beaches, breathtaking dunes, and salty air. President John F. Kennedy, a Massachussetts native, designated thousands of acres of coastal Cape Cod land as a National Seashore Park. Enjoy walking trails, bike trails, swimming, and surfing. Most of the National... More
Watch the sunset over the water at Duck Harbor Beach. Public parking, then a five minute walk over the sand dune and you're on a pretty beach. Look across the water to your right and you can see the Pilgrim monument in Provincetown. This is the bay side but not the harbor, so it looks and feels... More
Duck pond is a small, beautiful, and pristine kettle pond with great swimming. It requires a 10 minute walk from the parking lot to the beach. In recent years the water level has risen, leaving only a tiny sandy beach area. There's room for a few groups to sit by the water, but don't count on... More
Dyer Pond is one of Wellfleet's secret ponds. It is not a Town-maintained beach. Access is by foot, there are no facilities, and the sandy beach seats only about five people, with only three of them in the shade. Combine your morning swim at Dyer with your swim at Great Pond or Long Pond. More
Long ago this was an actual island, but thanks to the accretion of sand, it is an island no longer. Its high mounded shape at the edge of the water made for good vistas for whaling. The Punonakanits and Wampanoags actively fished here. Later, European settlers built whale lookout towers and a... More
Great Pond is one of Wellfleet's larger ponds. However, like Duck Pond, the high water level of recent years has made the available sandy beach area tiny. With a parking lot that accommodates 30+ cars, this beach might feel crowded. Access to the beach is down a wooden staircase. At the parking... More
Gull Pond is the only Wellfleet pond with boat rentals. Jack's offers canoes, kayaks, sunfish sailboats, and pedalboats. Gull Pond is Wellfleet's biggest pond. It connects via "the Sluice" to the much smaller Higgins Pond, and Higgins connects to even smaller Williams Pond. The sandy beach is... More
Higgins is a pristine kettle pond joined via a sluiceway to Gull Pond on one side and Williams Pond on the other side. Access to Higgins is by boat from Gull Pond, where you can rent a boat, or from the parking area at the Sluice. BUT, there are only 2 parking spaces at the Sluice. And no... More
A popular bay beach with nice fine sand, a lot of room to spread out, and sunset views. This is a great place to fish, too. There is a jetty of boulders-- walk over them to the point and cast your line. Kids will have fun just walking down the jetty. Like Mayo Beach the waves are gentle and the... More
LeCount Hollow Beach is one of Wellfleet's totally awesome ocean beaches. Lecount is also known as Maguire's Landing. The parking lot is relatively small and narrow. If it's full, head north down Ocean Drive less than a mile to White Crest Beach, or south to Marconi Beach. More
Long Pond beach is a popular Wellfleet destination for its fresh water swimming. Get there early because the parking lot fills up. There are no stairs or paths, just an easy walk across the road to get to the beach. There are no facilities except two portable toilets. The sandy beach area is... More
Maguire Landing is at LeCount Hollow Beach. It's a GREAT Cape Cod ocean beach. Get there for a high-tide swim. Walk for about 5 minutes either left or right to find a nice stretch of sand to spread out on. Bring beach umbrellas and don't forget to LOTION UP! More
Marconi is the southernmost Wellfleet beach and the furthest from Wellfleet Center. It's a big and beautiful ocean beach that's part of the Cape Cod National Seashore. On a cliff overlooking the water, there's a small educational display commemorating the Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi.... More
Mayo Beach is the most popular bay beach in Wellfleet. It's great for swimming and collecting sea shells. It's conveniently located next to the Wellfleet Pier, so you can pick up food and drinks at the counter there. Check the tide chart first if you're planning on swimming because at low tide... More
Newcomb Hollow is Wellfleet's northernmost ocean beach, closest to Truro. It has a big parking area and like Cahoon Hollow Beach, it is not SO steep to access. There is, however, a sand dune that descends from the edge of the parking lot to the beginning of the beach. You'll need to carry your... More
White Crest Beach is the preferred beach in Wellfleet for surfing, which is why it's sometimes referred to as Surfer's Beach. Of course it's also great for surf-sailing, boogie boarding, and swimming. You can rent or buy a surfboard or boogie board at Jack's on Route 6 in Wellfleet. There's... More
