Herring Cove Beach is one of the six seasonal fee areas at Cape Cod National Seashore. There are several picnic tables near the restroom buildings. The vast paved parking area is located on both sides of the restroom and shower complex and has spaces for over 20 RVs or buses, nearly three dozen handicap placarded vehicles, and over 500 cars, trucks, and SUVs. Restrooms and showers are open seasonally. The beach faces southwest toward Cape Cod Bay, so the waves are often much smaller than nearby Race Point Beach that faces north into the Atlantic Ocean. We visited in October 2021.
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| Access to the beach is limited to fenced paths to preserve the dunes |
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| View across Cape Cod Bay to Manomet Hill (395' 18.5 miles) and the Pine Hills |
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| Another view across the bay |
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| Race Point light and house |
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| Wide sandy beach |
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| One more look across the bay |
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| Restroom and shower complex |
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| American beachgrass (Ammophila breviligulata) on the dunes |
Cape Cod National Seashore beach entrance fees are collected daily from late June through Labor Day, and on weekends and holidays from Memorial Day to the middle of September at select beaches. The six national seashore beaches where fees are collected are Coast Guard and Nauset Light in Eastham, Marconi in Wellfleet, Head of the Meadow in Truro, and Race Point and Herring Cove in Provincetown.
When an entry fee is collected, a fee of $25 per vehicle, $20 per motorcycle, or $15 per person is valid for the same day at Cape Cod National Seashore. Other fee payment options include the America the Beautiful - National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands passes including the Annual Pass ($80), Senior Pass ($80 for a lifetime), Access Pass (free with a documented disability), and Military Annual Pass (free for active-duty personnel). Also available is a Cape Cod National Seashore Annual Pass for $60.
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