July 28, 2020

If ever there was a time for a Cape Cod getaway, it is now, and with the safe reopening of businesses and organizations, Cape Cod’s beaches, trails, golf offer well-deserved respite.

The Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce has provided this guide for visitors:

Beach are Open: Across the 70-mile peninsula Vineyard and Nantucket Sounds, Atlantic Ocean, Cape Cod and Buzzard Bays beaches are open — including Cape Cod National Seashore’s six dazzling beaches. Inland, hundreds of lakes and ponds, more than a dozen rivers and other waterways offer refreshing ways to explore the Cape without the crowds. Kayak, SUP, canoe, sail, motorboat, Jet ski, water ski or swim. Hyannis’ Kalmus Beach (at the end of Ocean Street, with a dedicated surfing area) and West Dennis Beach are favorite wind- and kite-surfing locations because of their favorable high winds. It is also enjoyable to watch from the beach!

Hiking, Walking Trails: Throughout Cape Cod’s 400 square miles there are miles and miles of hiking, walking and mountain biking trails, comprising Mass Audubon wildlife sanctuaries (no dogs), Trustees of Reservations nature reservations, US Fish & Wildlife Service wildlife refuges, MA Wildlife Management Areas (Frances Crane in Falmouth and Hyannis Ponds in Hyannis), Barnstable Land Trust and 15 Town conservations trusts. Within these pristine land tracts one can find peace and serenity, varied hiking, walking and mountain biking terrains from beginner to extreme, a wide variety of flora and fauna including more than 100 varieties of trees. Coastal marshes offer superb opportunities to view wildlife and typical coastal wetlands biome, such as ferns, bulrushes, cattails, reeds, sedges, and rushes. These lands are ideal for plein air painting, photography, bird watching as well as more active pursuits.