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Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Race Point Beach - Cape Cod National Seashore


Race Point Beach in Cape Cod National Seashore is located one mile northwest of the Province Lands Visitor Center at the northern tip of Cape Cod. Besides parking for seven handicap placarded vehicles, it has paved parking for over 280 standard automobiles. There is no bus or RV parking at Race Point. In addition, restrooms and showers are open seasonally. The Race Point Ranger Station and the Old Harbor Life-Saving Station Museum were both closed when we visited in October 2021.

Restrooms and showers

Path north to the beach

View west along the path

Race Point Beach

Wave rolling onto the shore

Wave crashing onto the shore

Semipalmated sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)

Old Harbor Life-Saving Station Museum

Looking east

Another view east

Looking west

Province Lands sand dunes

Race Point Ranger Station

Restroom and shower building

Atlantic Ocean

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.

The Cape Cod National Seashore website is https://www.nps.gov/caco/index.htm.

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