Nauset Light Beach is located about a mile north of Coast Guard Beach in Eastham, Massachusetts. From the Salt Pond Visitor Center, turn right (east) onto Nauset Road and drive 0.4 miles. Continue straight onto Doane Road and drive one mile to the Coast Guard Beach driveway. Instead of turning right to Coast Guard Beach, turn left (north) onto Ocean View Drive and drive 0.9 miles. Continue straight as Ocean View Drive becomes Nauset Light Beach Road. Take the next right into the parking lot for Nauset Light Beach.
During our visit in October 2021, new restrooms, showers, and a lifeguard building were under construction. About half of the parking area was fenced off to be utilized by the work crews. This left about 31 paved parking spots including seven designated for handicap placarded vehicles. There was no RV or bus parking. This is one of the six beaches maintained by the park service that seasonally require an entry fee.
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| Maybe #FindYourPaintRoller instead |
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| Workman painting the Nauset Lighthouse |
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| New construction |
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| Access to the beach is via a long ramp |
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| Picnic tables partway down the ramp |
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| A switchback between the parking area and the picnic tables |
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| The path continues down to the beach |
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| The parking lot is atop this fifty-foot bluff |
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| Driftwood |
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| Beach boulder |
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| Small waves rolling in |
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| The Great Beach |
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| Geology 101: Cross-section of a sand dune |
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| Ocean and beach from the parking lot |
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| Atlantic Ocean |
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| Nauset Light with a fresh coat of paint |
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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