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Beach DayFamily Fun Kayak Adventure with RideAway Adventures in Sandwich. Book on Cape Cod Certified.
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.
Beach DayClimb, swing and zip across ~60 treetop platforms on five aerial trails set in the gardens of Heritage Museums. Built for ages 7 and up at any fitness level.
Beach DayKayak & Paddleboard Rentals — 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.
Cape ClassicsBike Rentals — Cape Cod Canal (Sandwich) with RideAway Adventures in Sandwich. Book on Cape Cod Certified.
Cape ClassicsWatch master glassblower Michael Magyar shape molten glass into seashells, pumpkins and ornaments in his Route 6A hot shop. Seasonal make-your-own ornament sessions available.
Cape ClassicsMulti-Day Rentals (Delivery) — Sandwich with RideAway Adventures in Sandwich. Book on Cape Cod Certified.
Beach DayThe Fire & Water Cape Cod Experience with RideAway Adventures in Sandwich. Book on Cape Cod Certified.
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.
Town-managed freshwater pond beach in East Sandwich. Shallow, warm water ideal for young children. A neighborhood gem for Sandwich residents seeking calm swimming in summer.
Sandwich's marquee Cape Cod Bay beach, anchored by the iconic Sandwich Boardwalk over Mill Creek marsh. Calm bay water, wide tidal flats at low tide, and sweeping sunset views west across the bay. Restrooms (portable units from June 1, full facilities mid-June) and a beach accessibility mat. A short walk along the boardwalk connects the parking area to the sand.
The famous Sandwich Boardwalk stretches roughly 1,350 feet across Mill Creek and salt marsh out to the bay-side dunes and beach. A beloved spot for strolling, birdwatching, crabbing off the planks, and watching the sun set over Cape Cod Bay. Connects to Town Neck Beach. Restrooms available seasonally.
A quieter stretch of Cape Cod Bay shoreline running from Ploughed Neck Road to North Shore Boulevard. Known for calm water and a relaxed, residential feel with limited parking. Good for low-key swimming, long beach walks, and shelling at low tide.
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.
A six-mile barrier beach along Cape Cod Bay reached via the East Sandwich gatehouse off Route 6A, though the beach itself is managed by the Town of Barnstable. Full amenities at the main beach: lifeguards, restrooms, outdoor showers, snack bar, ramp access and a beach wheelchair. Famous for dunes, beachcombing, sea glass, ORV trails, and primitive camping. Note: Sandwich beach stickers are not accepted here.
A clear, spring-fed freshwater kettle pond off Route 130, popular with local families for warm, calm swimming with no surf or tide. Designated an accessible access point with a beach mat. Resident sticker required.
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.
A freshwater swimming beach on Wakeby Lake within the Ryder Conservation Area in South Sandwich, surrounded by woodland trails. Quiet, calm water for swimming and paddling, with hiking and nature paths nearby. Resident sticker required.
Over 17 miles of unpaved forest roads and footpaths through Shawme-Crowell State Forest, one of the largest pine-oak forests on Upper Cape Cod. The trail network connects to the Sandwich campground and numerous kettle ponds. Easy terrain makes it appropriate for all abilities; popular with mountain bikers and equestrians.
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.
Roughly 500 acres of hilly upland with about 18 miles of trails (a popular 5.6-mile loop); elevations to 250 feet offer views toward Cape Cod Bay, with designated mountain-bike trails.
112 acres of interior upland along the Scorton marsh system, donated in 1964 by Dr. Fritz Talbot; sandy and dirt trails wind through pine and oak groves to expansive views of marsh grasses and tidal flats.
243 acres purchased in 1974 with frontage on Wakeby Lake, featuring abandoned cranberry bogs and walking trails through century-old native holly, beech, and pine groves.
Wooded-and-wetland conservation area behind the Green Briar Nature Center, the boyhood haunt of author Thornton W. Burgess and the setting for his Smiling Pool and Old Briar Patch stories; loop trails total about 2.2 miles.
700-acre DCR pitch-pine and scrub-oak forest with over 15 miles of roads and trails for hiking, biking, horseback riding, and cross-country skiing, plus 285+ wooded campsites.
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).
Over 80 acres of forest and wetland along historic Route 6A with about 1.25 miles of trails offering peaceful views of Scorton Marsh through cedar, tupelo, and pine.
Town conservation property with an approximately 0.9-mile loop trail through woods and former farmland near the Quaker Meetinghouse area of East Sandwich.