We tried to make our way down to the lighthouse from the beach and a major thunderstorm came out of…read morenowhere, so we never got to make it all the way. Beautiful view.

The end of…read more the world Race Point Lighthouse is a wild, wild place. It's located on the very end of Cape Cod and is exposed to howling winds, blowing sand and unpredictable, sinister and malefic currents. The name race means a very strong and dangerous flow of water in old nautical terminology and whoever named it Race Point certainly knew what he was talking about. Before the Cape Cod Canal was built all ships had to pass around the tip of Cape Cod and ship wrecks here were very common. The first lighthouse was established way back in 1816 but since it was only 20 feet tall and took a pounding from the hostile environment, it soon became apparently that something a bit stronger was needed. So in 1876 the present 40 foot tall cast iron tower was built. It had a fourth order Fresnel lens and is credited with saving hundreds of ships and lives. The whole area around the lighthouse is now just sand dunes but at one time it was a busy fishing village called Helltown. Of course the name came from the harsh and unforgiving environment. The village started to disappear about a hundred years ago as people got tired of the hammering winds and waves and moved to more protected places in the area. Winds over 50 knots are common at the point and very little of Helltown is now visible. It's not particularly easy to get to Race Point Lighthouse. it's about a two mile hike over some soft sand and wind is frequently blowing in your face. It's an invigorating place to visit in the winter but you better be prepared for some serious wind chills. I've been out here in a Nor Eastern and the visibility is literally zero. The wind was blowing horizontally and one side of my body was covered in ice but the other side clean. Extremely cool weather. I have heard that humpback whales are occasionally visible and just looking a the wild and uncivilized ocean is aways thrilling. Certainly not the easiest lighthouse to visit but always one of the wildest.

right of the main drag of P town's Commercial Street. It's location may be cool, but the beach is…read morenot. known for it's late night circle jerks I feel like every inch of sand is crawling with nastiness. You may not necessarily know this by looking at it, it looks ok, not too dirty, but let me tell you the sand has been in some pretty nasty places! water is warm and if you are just looking to walk the beach it's good.

I like making this hike the Causeway is over a mile long. There are easy spots to walk and…read morechallenging areas. Some parts can be under water at high tide so after summer is over the water is to cold and you could get stuck out there. If you walk to the light house I would say it's about a 4 mile round trip walk. There is parking paid on an app $2 for 2 hours but you can add to it if you are getting low on time I walked about 8 miles before lunchtime here in Ptown

This is such a lovely walk! The walk starts off being fairly east, but narrows a bit as you go. I…read morewould suggest shoes with good tread (not Crocs or flip flops) and leave the dog at home. On the other side, the beach awaits along with the lighthouse. The marshes are lovely even in low tide. Lots of birds hanging out and gathering seafood stranded due to the tide. Great way to start the day!

Swimming. This is a very small beach on the bay in Provincetown. We liked the beach and the soft…read moresand. We went there so,our dogs could play and go swimming. The beach came up in a google search as "Dog Beach" and we put "Dog Beach" as our destination in the GPS and found it easily. The only problem we had was with the parking. The parking was advertised as two dollars an hour. The charge station charged our credit card $16.00 and we only ended up staying for an hour.there are no bathrooms at this beach.

i dont recommend using this beach as a swim spot out of all the other nice options for swimming…read morebeaches on the cape. nice place to walk imo. overall kinda standard water quality and nice air quality.

spectacular day. I…read moretook my 6 yr old and hubby here and the staff were helpful, kind, and very efficient. Ill post some pics from our lil adventure w our two kayaks for half the day. Pictures speak louder than words, so Ill just add that the price was reasonable for the priceless memories captured and the service also notable. We caught some friendly seals on way back and rain as well, but we didn't mind. We will be back for sure.

Great guys working this place. Very helpful in how to get to beaches and which are the best…read more Equipment in good condition.

The beech forest trail is a trail around a pond. For walking. The bike trail passes by here. But…read moreyou can't ride bikes on this trail. Large parking area (great place to start your bike ride) plus facilities. When you first start the trail, you start on a board walk next to the pond. If you bring sunflower seeds (the bird food kind) - put some in your hand, palm open, then stand really still, palm extended. Within minutes you will have chickadees and nuthatches landing on your hand to eat!

This a wonderful walking park in Provincetown. Full walk is about an hour and half. But there are…read moredifferent routes you can take to make the walk shorter. You really get all of the great pieces of cape cod nature.. sand, trees, ponds, and beach is nearby

Stunning place to visit no matter what season. Just a tip: do not wear flip flops especially in the…read moresummer. You'll burn your feet on the sand.

Could Dune Shacks Trail be the 8th wonder of the world? I don't know man...but I feel like it is…read more When hubs located these dunes as part of our nature escape in Ptown, I was like...."ok" and shrugged my shoulders. But once we started ascending on a narrow sand path leading to the tallest peak, all we saw was a stretch of pure gold and imagined some desperate soul running frantically looking for water. Even with the frigid late December visit here, make sure you bundle. Hiking on sand was difficult especially since we wore denims- but definitely wear leggings or joggers to get the most mobility as you hike up. We didn't prep ourselves mentally- so once we got to that tallest peak, we came back down and never saw past the end of the dune and into the ocean. Dune Shacks could well be that place that combines the dune+beach beautifully together. What a dramatic and lovely place to visit. If you're into the breeze rustling your hair and really sinking your boots in the sand, this spot's for you.