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.
Rainy DaySit beside the furnace and shape molten glass into your own ornament or paperweight with a professional glassblower guiding each step. A hands-on nod to Sandwich's glassmaking legacy.
Cape ClassicsBike Rentals — Cape Cod Canal (Sandwich) with RideAway Adventures in Sandwich. Book on Cape Cod Certified.
Beach DayKayak the Creek Nature Tour with RideAway Adventures in Sandwich. Book on Cape Cod Certified.
Easy · 0.9 mi · Natural trail
Town conservation property with an approximately 0.9-mile loop trail through woods and former farmland near the Quaker Meetinghouse area of East Sandwich.
Easy · 0.25 mi · Boardwalk
Historic ~1,350-foot wooden boardwalk first built in 1875, crossing Mill Creek and the marsh to Town Neck Beach on Cape Cod Bay; planks bear engraved memorial messages from its 1991 post-Hurricane Bob rebuild.
Freshwater Pond
A large freshwater kettle pond with a town swimming beach at Oak Crest Cove on Quaker Meetinghouse Road. Calm, warm water ideal for families, and staffed during the summer season. Day and weekly passes available in addition to resident stickers.
Easy · 2 mi · Mixed
About two miles of nature trails winding through 100+ acres of gardens and woodland, including a Lake Walk to a vista of Shawme Lake and the Hidden Hollow discovery area (admission required).
Freshwater Pond
A large, clear freshwater pond on the Sandwich-Barnstable border. The Sandwich access point offers a sandy beach with calm swimming. Popular with families and anglers.
Bay / Sound
A small Cape Cod Bay access point at the corner of Town Neck Road and Freeman Avenue, designated as an accessible entry with a beach mat. A popular shore-fishing spot for striped bass and bluefish, and one of the locations where non-resident day and weekly passes can be purchased.