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Cape Cod - Outdoors

 

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Race Point Beach, Provincetown
Ranked #1 of 50 Outdoors in Cape Cod
Travellers' Choice® 2013 Winner Beaches
Category: Beaches
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Ranked #2 of 50 Outdoors in Cape Cod
Category: National Parks; Beaches; Nature/ Wildlife Areas
Over 40,000 beautiful acres of protected beach and dunes, stretching from Chatham to Provincetown.
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Ranked #3 of 50 Outdoors in Cape Cod
Category: Nature/ Wildlife Areas
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Ranked #4 of 50 Outdoors in Cape Cod
Category: Parks; Scenic/ Historic Walking Areas
Nature trails run among the beach, rock and trees of this hidden shelter.
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Beech Forest, Provincetown
Ranked #5 of 50 Outdoors in Cape Cod
Category: Nature/ Wildlife Areas; Forests
This reserve is a primary birdwatching region on Cape Cod.
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Marconi Beach, Wellfleet
Ranked #6 of 50 Outdoors in Cape Cod
Category: Beaches
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Herring Cove Beach, Provincetown
Ranked #7 of 50 Outdoors in Cape Cod
Category: Beaches
Part of the Cape Cod National Seashore, Herring Cove is Provincetown's most popular beach.
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Ranked #8 of 50 Outdoors in Cape Cod
Category: Beaches
A great beach to hike, relax and soak up the natural beauty of the Cape Cod National Seashore.
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Skaket Beach, Orleans
Ranked #9 of 50 Outdoors in Cape Cod
Category: Beaches
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Ranked #10 of 50 Outdoors in Cape Cod
Category: State Parks
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Cape Cod Canal, Buzzards Bay
Ranked #11 of 50 Outdoors in Cape Cod
Category: Bodies of Water
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Ranked #12 of 50 Outdoors in Cape Cod
Category: Beaches

The best flats in the bay area of the Cape. Great kids because there are hardly any waves. the black flies get bad at night like many other beaches down the cape. more »

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Ranked #13 of 50 Outdoors in Cape Cod
Category: Beaches; Trails
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Nauset Inlet, Orleans
Ranked #14 of 50 Outdoors in Cape Cod
Category: Bodies of Water
This four-mile waterway of tidal pools and marshes leads to more imposing Atlantic swells.
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Seagull Beach, West Yarmouth
Ranked #15 of 50 Outdoors in Cape Cod
Category: Beaches
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White Cedar Swamp, Wellfleet
Ranked #16 of 50 Outdoors in Cape Cod
Category: Historic Sites
The site of Marconi's wireless transmission station.
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Nauset Beach, Orleans
Ranked #17 of 50 Outdoors in Cape Cod
Category: Beaches
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Ranked #18 of 50 Outdoors in Cape Cod
Category: Beaches
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Paine's Creek, Brewster
Ranked #19 of 50 Outdoors in Cape Cod
Category: Beaches
This peaceful and scenic inlet has been photographed many times for promotional pieces and postcards featuring Cape Cod.
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Spohr Gardens, Falmouth
Ranked #20 of 50 Outdoors in Cape Cod
Category: Gardens
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Ranked #21 of 50 Outdoors in Cape Cod
Category: Nature/ Wildlife Areas
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Ranked #22 of 50 Outdoors in Cape Cod
Category: Historic Sites; Beaches
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Ranked #23 of 50 Outdoors in Cape Cod
Category: Beaches
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Craigville Beach, Centerville
Ranked #24 of 50 Outdoors in Cape Cod
Category: Beaches
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Gray's Beach, Yarmouth Port
Ranked #25 of 50 Outdoors in Cape Cod
Category: Beaches

BOARDWALKS –   One exceptional way that seaside villages on Cape Cod have to permit the public to understand the innate splendor and natural habitats is through constructing... more »

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Ranked #26 of 50 Outdoors in Cape Cod
Category: Beaches
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Ranked #27 of 50 Outdoors in Cape Cod
Category: Nature/ Wildlife Areas; Educational Sites; Scenic/ Historic Walking Areas; Gardens

The Green Briar Nature Center in E Sandwich is a quaint and quiet facility that can be toured in an hour unless you go when there is a scheduled activity.  The jam kitchen is like... more »

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Kalmus Beach, Hyannis
Ranked #28 of 50 Outdoors in Cape Cod
Category: Beaches
Its convenient location makes Kalmus one of the Hyannis area's most popular beaches.
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Ranked #29 of 50 Outdoors in Cape Cod
Category: Beaches
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Ranked #30 of 50 Outdoors in Cape Cod
Category: Beaches
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