バーンステーブル郡の天然記念物・トップ20

Nearly three-quarters of Provincetown remains in its original wilderness as part of Cape Cod National Seashore Park. The park offers visitors access to beautiful beaches, nature trails, and exhibits… It's also a great place for birdwatching. https://ptownchamber.com/

Coast Guard Beach is located in Eastham, Massachusetts, and is one of Cape Cod National Seashore’s most popular destinations. Known for its stunning views and expansive sandy shores, it is a favorite among locals and visitors for swimming, sunbathing, and surfing. Visitors can enjoy birdwatching and explore the nearby Nauset Marsh Trail. During the summer, shuttle services provide access from the Salt Marsh Visitor Center due to limited parking.

Coast Guard Beach is a popular swimming beach during the summer season. Further south along the coast is Nauset Spit, where the ocean water flows into the Nauset Marsh during the tides. This is where writer Henry Beston lived in a beach house when he wrote The Outermost House in 1928. The book describes life on the beach in detail during the four seasons. https://www.nps.gov/caco/planyourvisit/coast-guard-beach-eastham.htm

Lighthouse built in 1857. The oldest and tallest lighthouse on Cape Cod. Very well preserved and maintained.

Here on the Cape Cod Bay side of the Cape, the waves are gentler and the water temperatures are slightly warmer than on the Atlantic.

The area around Fort Hill was reclaimed by the Pilgrim settlers after 1644 and used for agriculture until the 1940s. The forest was cleared and the wetlands drained. Dairy farming was carried out on the meadows. The settlers extracted salt from the beach using a complex process. Today the areas are a protected area, the wetlands have been reclaimed in a natural state and can be experienced, for example, on a walk on the Fort Hill Trail. https://www.nps.gov/caco/learn/historyculture/fort-hill.htm

Good place for a stop

The Chatham Light and Chatham Light Beach are on the "elbow" of Cape Cod and are an iconic part of the area. The lighthouse is still in operation by the U.S. Coast Guard station, where Search and Rescue, maritime law enforcement, and Homeland Security missions are carried out from here. From the road you can see both the lighthouse and the beach, where there are often seals (and occasionally sharks!) swimming in the water.