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Salt-water beaches in Massachusetts are entirely in the eastern part of the state, concentrated in particular in Cape Cod and islands along its 1,519 miles (2,445 km) of coastline: [1] Inland beaches are on ponds, beaches, and rivers.
Nickerson State Park is a state-owned public recreation area of more than 1,900 acres (770 ha) located on Cape Cod in Brewster, Massachusetts.The park's sandy soil and scrub pines surround many kettle ponds which are dependent on groundwater and precipitation.
Nauset Beach is a public beach on the east coast of outer Cape Cod in Orleans, Massachusetts, which extends south from a point opposite Nauset Bay to the mouth of Chatham Harbor. It is popular with swimmers, surfers, boogie boarders and fishermen. It, at times, offers some of the highest waves on Cape Cod.
On Cape Cod Bay at the east end of the Cape Cod Canal, a popular swimming and camping area. Shawme-Crowell State Forest: Barnstable: 624 acres 253 ha: Forested 285 site campground J.A. Skinner State Park: Hampshire: 843 acres 341 ha: 1940: Connecticut River: South Cape Beach State Park: Barnstable: 460 acres 190 ha
The North Shore includes a number of places that are significant in the literary and cultural history of the United States. The North Shore landscape includes seaports, fishing villages, and rocky coastline dotted with marshes and wetlands, as well as beaches and natural harbors. Cape Ann is the largest promontory.
The Dennis Beaches, are a series of beaches in Dennis, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod. There are a total of eighteen beaches; sixteen located on the ocean and two located on fresh water ponds. Eight of the ocean beaches, Mayflower, Corporation, Bayview, Howes Street, Chapin Memorial, Cold Storage and Harbor View, are located on the northern (bay ...
Cahoon Hollow Beach; Cape Cod National Seashore; Carson Beach, South Boston; Castle Island (Massachusetts) Coast Guard Beach (Eastham, Massachusetts) Constitution Beach; Cooks Brook Beach; Craigville Beach, Barnstable; Crane Beach
The Cape Cod National Seashore (CCNS) encompasses 43,607 acres (68.1 sq mi; 176.5 km 2) [1] on Cape Cod, in Massachusetts. CCNS was created on August 7, 1961, by President John F. Kennedy , [ 3 ] [ 4 ] when he signed a bill enacting the legislation he first co-sponsored as a Senator a few years prior. [ 5 ]