Race Point Beach & Province Lands
Race Point Beach
The northernmost national seashore beach on Cape Cod, with rolling dunes, ocean sunsets, and whales and seals often seen close to shore.
Race Point Beach lies in the Province Lands dune area north of Provincetown, part of the National Seashore. Its wide beach is uncrowded, and facing northwest you can watch the sunset over the Atlantic. Whales occasionally spout offshore and can sometimes be seen from the beach. The Province Lands Visitor Center's observation deck offers a 360-degree view of the dunes, and an approximately 8 km rolling bike trail winds through the dunes and pine forest nearby. The Race Point Lighthouse is about 3 km away on foot across the sand. Parking is charged in summer.
Opening hours
Sunrise to sunset
Nearby sights
- Pilgrim Monument & Provincetown Museum
- Provincetown
- Provincetown Whale Watching (MacMillan Pier)
- Highland Light (Cape Cod Light)
- Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
- Brewster Flats
- Marconi Beach & Marconi Station Site
- Cape Cod Museum of Natural History