There are many options for gathering information prior to your visit to Cape Cod National Seashore. Explore here for park-specific information. Visit the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce website for area information. Stop at Salt Pond Visitor Center in Eastham (open year-round), or Province Lands Visitor Center in Provincetown (open mid-May through October) after your arrival for assistance planning your Cape Cod National Seashore experience.
Did You Know?
Coastal waters were the original highways of the Cape. Today’s common but puzzling terms “Lower Cape” and “Upper Cape” (referring to the northern and southern areas of Cape Cod) originated with sailors. Southwesterly winds meant ships heading north were sailing "down-wind" to the Lower Cape.