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Cape Cod National Seashore
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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LocationBarnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Nearest cityBarnstable, Massachusetts
Area43,607.14 acres (68.1 sq mi; 176.5 km2)[1]
EstablishedAugust 7, 1961
Visitors4,426,750 (in 2014)[2]
Governing bodyNational Park Service
WebsiteCape Cod National Seashore

The Cape Cod National Seashore (CCNS), created on August 7, 1961 by President John F. Kennedy,[3][4] encompasses 43,607 acres (68.1 sq mi; 176.5 km2)[1] on Cape Cod, in Massachusetts. It includes ponds, woods and beachfront of the Atlantic coastal pine barrens ecoregion. The CCNS includes nearly 40 miles (64 km) of seashore along the Atlantic-facing eastern shore of Cape Cod, in the towns of Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet, Eastham, Orleans and Chatham. It is administered by the National Park Service.

Places of interest

Notable sites encompassed by the CCNS include Marconi Station, site of the first two-way transatlantic radio transmission, and the Highlands Center for the Arts, formerly the North Truro Air Force Station. Dune Shacks of Peaked Hill Bars Historic District is a 1,950-acre historic district containing dune shacks and the dune environment. The glacial erratic known as Doane Rock is also located in the park.

A former United States Coast Guard station on the ocean in Truro is now operated as a 42-bed youth hostel by Hostelling International USA.[5]

There are several paved bike trails:[6]

  • Nauset Bike Trail - Eastham
  • Head of the Meadow Trail - Truro
  • Province Lands Trails - Provincetown

Restoration efforts

As part of the NPS Centennial Initiative, the Herring River estuary will be restored to its natural state through removal of dikes and drains that date back to 1909.[7]

  • An entrance to the Cape Cod National Seashore in Eastham, Massachusetts
    An entrance to the Cape Cod National Seashore in Eastham, Massachusetts
  • Cape Cod National Seashore
    Cape Cod National Seashore
  • Nauset Light
    Nauset Light
  • View from Highland Light
    View from Highland Light
  • Marconi Beach
    Marconi Beach
  • Late July Sunset at Race Point Beach
    Late July Sunset at Race Point Beach
  • Salt Pond Visitor Center
    Salt Pond Visitor Center

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Listing of acreage – December 31, 2014" (XLSX). Land Resource Division, National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-08-26. (National Park Service Acreage Reports)
  2. ^ "NPS Annual Recreation Visits Report". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-08-26.
  3. ^ "Bill signing - S. 857 Public Law 87-126, Cape Cod National Seashore Act, 11:47AM". John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
  4. ^ "Cape Cod National Seashore Act - P.L. 87-126" (PDF). 75 Stat. 284. U.S. Government Printing Office. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  5. ^ hiusa.org
  6. ^ nps.gov
  7. ^ "Herring River Tidal Restoration Project". National Park Service. July 2011. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
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