Part 3
Guide and Adviser
Visiting Cape Cod
Though Cape Cod has been known as Massachusetts’ major summer resort for many years, it is now attracting a number of travelers at all times of the year. Today more than 5 million people visit the Cape annually.
Those wishing to avoid crowds may prefer to walk its windswept beaches and tour its historic sites between September and June, the off-season.
That’s tip Number 1 in this handbook’s Guide and Adviser section, which focuses on that part of Cape Cod containing the National Seashore. This is the area, known as the Lower or Outer Cape, between Chatham and Provincetown. Some information also is provided to help you travel throughout the rest of Cape Cod and neighboring offshore islands. The first few pages deal with general travel tips and activities information. Then, 2-page spreads take closer looks at towns within or near the 27,000-acre National Seashore. They are followed by travel tips about nearby Cape Cod attractions and the islands of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket.
Seasons
The summer beach season in July and August attracts the most vacationers, especially families with children. But enough tourist facilities are open in the fall, winter, and spring to take care of lodging and food needs.