Boston Area 2015 - Day 4

May 25, 2015 Cape Cod

Cape Cod Light

The plan of attack for the day was to drive out to Cape Cod National Seashore. We started at the northerly most portion of the site – Province Lands Visitor Center. There is a nice overlook at the visitor center, as well as a decent 10 minute video. We also visited the beach, the National Park pass was really handy, normally it is $20 to enter – yikes that seems steep! The beach was not too busy, probably due to the entrance fee. While at the site, we also hiked the Beech Forest trail. There were some wildflowers blooming and it was a nice and short hike.

After leaving the park area, we checked out the town of Providence. It was really busy and parking prices were $15 and up – yikes! We drove around a bit, but did not option to stop and walk around.

Heading back to the south, we stopped to see the Highland Lighthouse (aka Cape Cod Light). Back in the day, this lighthouse was typically the first seen for ships entering the Boston area. The lighthouse, as currently modeled, was erected in 1857. The lighthouse was relocated in 1996 since it was getting closer and closer to the 100 foot cliff down to the water.

Three Sisters Lighthouses

We also stopped at the Nauset Light Beach, which was closed due to storm damage (I think it will be reopening in the coming weeks). There was one large lighthouse, moved to its current location in 1923, and then just down the road (or path if you wanted to walk) are the Three Sisters Lighthouses. The Three Sisters Lighthouses were constructed in 1892 and were originally used in place of the Nauset Light.

Our last visit in Cape Cod was the Salt Pond Visitor Center. We hiked the Nauset Marsh Trail while at the visitor center. The trail was just okay. 

We did not have plans as to where we were going to stay or eat. We checked out trip advisor and decided on the End Zone for dinner. The food was okay. Our first choice for food was closed for the holiday.

We stayed at the Best Western North Dartmouth, which was a very nice place.