Every place below is listed and verified by Cape Cod Certified.
Visiting Cape Cod
Cape Cod's best sunsets happen on the Bay side — Skaket, Chapin, Gray's Beach, Provincetown harbor, and more. Local guide with timing, tides, and what to know.
Cape Cod Celebrations
A transparent, line-by-line look at real Cape Cod wedding costs in 2026 — venue, catering, clambake, florals & more, with budgets for 50, 100 & 150 guests.
Living on Cape Cod
Cape Cod septic guide for 2026: Title 5 rules, I/A nitrogen-reducing systems, real install costs, watershed permits, tax credits, and what to do before you sell.
Harbor
A small protected in-town harbor beach with playground and lawn, ideal for toddlers. (Local note: Playground, café, calm shallow water for small children)
Ocean / Atlantic
A narrow sandy beach tucked below the bluffs on the north shore, reached by a long staircase from Cliff Road. Calm, protected water makes it popular with families and swimmers. Stunning views of Nantucket Sound.
Bay / Sound
A calm north-shore Sound beach backed by tall dunes, gentler and less crowded. (Local note: Calm water, restrooms, parking, family-friendly and peaceful)
Ocean / Atlantic
A west-end Atlantic beach famed for sunsets; access restored via a bluff ramp, parking minimal due to erosion. (Local note: VERIFIED OPEN: erosion closed it in 2022, then town restored access with a ramp + lifeguards; parking extremely limited)
Bay / Sound
Town's most amenity-rich harbor-side beach with calm water, walkable from town. (Local note: Calm surf, family-friendly, free parking, beach-wheelchair access)
Ocean / Atlantic
A south-shore Atlantic beach with consistent surf, an on-site surf school and food trucks. (Local note: Surf school, food trucks, heavier waves, parking available)
Bay / Sound
A remote, undeveloped barrier beach forming the eastern arm of Nantucket Harbor. Accessible only by 4WD vehicle with an Trustees/Nantucket Conservation permit, kayak, or boat. Pristine dunes, abundant shorebirds, and near-total solitude. Swimming on the calm harbor side.
Ocean / Atlantic
The remote northern tip of Nantucket, home to the Great Point Lighthouse. A wild, 4WD-only strand within the Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge managed by The Trustees. Excellent fishing, seals, and shorebird nesting habitat. One of the island's most spectacular and desolate stretches.