South Cape Beach State Park
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What is South Cape Beach State Park like?
A DCR coastal state park within the Waquoit Bay Reserve, with the Great Flat Pond Loop trail winding through woodlands and wetlands out to Sage Lot Pond and surrounding salt marsh, plus barrier-beach walking. Dogs prohibited on the beach April 1-September 30.
Plan your walk
South Cape Beach State Park
Great Oak Road, Mashpee, MA 02649
When should you go?
Best time to go
Checking today’s weather and sun times…
What’s the trail like?
- Length
- Not noted
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Surface
- Mixed
- Dogs
- Off-season only
- Kids
- Kid-friendly
- Accessible
- Not noted
- Views
- Ocean
- Good for
- Hiking, Walking, Beach walk
What should you know before you go?
Parking
DCR lot off Great Oak Rd; paid daily/seasonal parking via the DCR Yodel app from mid-June through early September
Dogs
Off-season only
Managed by
MA Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR)
What you'll see
Bird sanctuary, Dunes, Kid-friendly, Ocean views, Pond, Salt marsh
Where is the trailhead?
Great Oak Road, Mashpee, MA 02649.