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3.8 (52 reviews)

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Great place to camp if you are in an RV or trailer, only five tent sites available. You can not put a tent in a RV site. Great place to bring a family. 5 minute walk to the beach or canal bike trail. Bathrooms are clean and bright. Beware of poison ivy it is everywhere.

Jim W.

This is a fairly long and wide sandy beach with generally calm waters. There is a long shallow expanse of fine sand into the water, (as pictured) pretty good for walking out and not worrying about rocky footing underwater. The scenery here is not the greatest compared to many other beaches along the inland-east side of the bay. We only visited this beach once because it frankly wasn't as interesting as many beaches in the area. More to the point: kind of a blah beach. There, I said it.

Brian S.

A nice place to see the summer end or the autumn begin. Scusset Beach is a campground/beach area right on the eastern end of the Cape Cod Canal. It has about 100 campsites with the usual amenities. It's in a great location for camping because you don't have to actually cross the canal to get to it. If you don't want to camp you can get to the beach and breakwater just by walking or biking the canal path right to the beach. Although the water can get a bit nippy even in the summer, the beach has nice soft sand and is a great place to walk. A nice gentle slope and usually mellow waves make this a good place to bring kids you don't want to get washed away to Europe. A long breakwater offers a great place for fishing. Of course the great Cape Cod Bike Trail is runs right up to the beach so you can bike, swim and go for a walk along the beach all in the same day. Although most people come here in the warm weather Scusset is still a great place in the cooler months. The water doesn't get really cold until Nov and most of the flies and mosquito's are gone by Oct. So you can walk or swim along the beach without being bothered by two or six legged creatures. Beautiful views in all directions. Because of it's eastern location Scusset gets absolutely hammered during storms in the winter month and is a great place to visit in the cold weather to observe the full fury and power of the ocean.

Lee E.

Looking forward to making this my "go to" beach next season and perhaps a few more trips this year. Pros: Clean Gorgeous water Family friendly Easy to get to Lots of FREE parking Intense waves Cons: Bathrooms need an update No life guard on duty

Tanya H.

We stopped at Scusset after a weeks stay in Plymouth. The kids wanted a sandy beach. This place is great! Nice bathhouses and when it is low tide you can walk forever! There are indoor and outdoor showers and open room changing areas. Food was a bit pricey but hey it's the beach and is expected. Parking was only $14 MA residents and $20 out of state. There is a jetty where people fish and it looked liked kids crabbed. We drove through the camping area. Looks like a nice place all brand new blacktop. All sites have concrete pads and the tent sites are In shade. I would love to camp here in the future. Oh, the best thing is the boardwalk into the beach. Makes it nice and easy to get out to the sand. You won't be disappointed

Steven R.

I'm not sure this beach is worth the $9 parking unless you stay all day, but it is pretty nice and there are some fun rock walls to clime along and overlook the ocean. However, the bathroom/indoor shower room was pretty nasty when I went in which drops this this place a star. But you don't go for the bathroom, and while this certainly isn't the best beach on the cape, it's less crowded than most and is kept fairly clean. There are some rocks in parts of the water and there's a awkwardly placed power plant that can obstruct some views on the side. All in all though it's pretty good (maybe more like 3.5 stars).

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Denny K.

Pretty nice camping here, not fantastic, but OK. The site was small, pretty level and the shower rooms were clean and in decent shape. Most of this campground is really a huge parking lot. The actual park and the beach were great however. The scenery near the canal is a bit rude, with this huge power plant and smokestacks to look at. But we need and want electricity, so I try not to complain much! There is a bike / walking path but some bikers are speeding up and down, so be cautious, especially if you are with kids or a dog. Some old lady biker, thought that she owned the path, and no one else should be allowed on it. The other problem is the ticks in the grass. Josie the beagle had a bunch on her, and I had to check her out constantly. I would probably find a different place near the cape next time, but it was worth seeing it here. The folks in Mass. are generally nice and friendly.

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Nice beach, very soft sands. One thing walk to water begin with rocks then deep you go then it's wash smooth sand.

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