Doane Rock Picnic Area — Attraction in Eastham

At the Cape Cod seashore, there sits a celebrity. No, not a Kennedy—just a REALLY big rock. Doane Rock is what geologists call a “glacial erratic,” which is a fancy way of saying: “The Ice Age dragged this boulder here and then ghosted.”

You probably don’t have a rock this big. Seriously—think of the biggest rock you’ve ever seen. Got it? Now double it. Triple it. Okay, you’re close.

It’s the kind of rock that makes you want to climb on top and declare yourself King of Cape Cod. Or at least yell “I’m on a rock!” like you’re auditioning for a geology-themed stand-up set.

Bottom line: If you come to the seashore and don’t visit Doane Rock, did you...

The rock is a big rock. The kind of thing you look at and after a minute you are done with it. Kids might enjoy climbing on it though. We planned on having a picnic lunch there as they have pavilions and tables. We lasted about 4 minutes as the mosquitoes were crazy thick. No way we would have enjoyed our lunch and the sheer blood loss would have been catastrophic. Bring strong bug spray or better yet, thermacell. 30% deet spray just made them angry and they the swarm became larger. I think it is a nice place but because of the skeeters I am saying 4 stars plus we had ticks...

Good place to park to get to the shore. We had our dog with us so we had to walk. We took the hiking path. It was a bit hard to find which one led to the beach. The path was a nice easy walk except for the (I think) horse flies. Holy h3ll those bites hurt. the salt water soothes them but then we were bit on the way back too. If you're walking, wear pants. The bridge over the marsh was...