Coast Guard Beach — Attraction in Eastham

The most famous beach at Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA with tender wave, beautiful beach, shallow water, it's ideal place for young kids and family, with water refrigerated fountains available, shower house, you need park your vehicle 1km away from the beach at the designated parking lot(their purpose to protect the shoreline plants), and taking the shuttle bus to the beach, the service closed by 5pm, so if you want to stay longer at beach, you have to walk. The reason you give 4 stars is that there are annoying some kind flies sting on you on the beach, and even while walking from the beach to the parking lots, I stayed on the beach past the last shuttle bus, around 6pm, in the end part of July, it's bits of hassle on this beautiful beach. The near by Marconi beach is better choice if you want to play body board or even surfing, and no sting flies. The beach is one of six beaches operated by Cape Cod National Seashore, if you buy the yearly pass, you can visit all the six beaches, the money well spent. On the northern tip of cape cod, there is Race Point beach, you can watch whale if you are lucky at proper time, but seal is plenty, they are swimming beside you, but beware the shark, they are not after swimmer, but the seal. There are several lighthouses on the island, they give you nice background to take picture and selfies, summer, beach, waves, views, what are you...

Very beautiful beach. Probably the nicest one that I've been too in Cape Cod that we even went twice during our one week stay. Be prepared to pay $25 unless you have a national park pass.

BEACH: Pending on the tide the water will either be a little more calmer or produce more waves. The first time we went it was a little more calm and my toddler was able to play in the rocks near the sandbar. Though this day was a little more cloudy.

The 2nd time we went it was sunny but it was high tide so the sandbar was no longer visible and waves were actually making its way up the hill a bit.

PARKING: One thing to note there are about maybe 20 total parking spots at the actual beach. Ten or so for handicap, 5+ for residents of the city and then the remaining open which is basically pointless. Safe yourself the drive and go national park parking and catch the shuttle. Great thing is the shuttle runs every 10-15 minutes.

BATHROOMs: There is a bathroom at the shuttle parking lot but its a hole in the ground. There is a nicer bathroom and places to wash yourself off at the beach bathroom.

Overall it was a...

Off season there is competition for parking at the station; in season there is a shuttle from the paid parking lot. Get a season pass if you will visit a few times in a week. Beautiful (eroding) dunes and water views. Sandbars conducive to great boogie boarding and body surfing; but rip current is possible. Know what a rip looks like and keep checking the water patterns. Significant difference in water depth and wave behavior as the tides change. Narrow beach in high tide, so choose carefully on busy days so you will not be stuck in high tide with no blanket space. There are seals in the area, so great white sharks could be there too. Do not swim near any seal. Surfcasting is somewhat popular here. Head north, or a long way south to the inlet. Coyote sighting possible. Shore bird area and storm refugee bird sightings possible after storms. outdoor showers, bike racks, bath house. Paved beach viewing area for mobility challenged at the top...