Herring Cove, Cape Cod

Perfect mix of bay and almost ocean beach. Super clear water, often just warm enough for a swim. Love to snorkel there. Great parking and easy access to PTown.

We love Herring Cove Beach because it is dog friendly and provides a very large and convenient area to take dogs on the beach. Also love that there is a mat over the dune access to the beach. This is wonderful for making the sandy incline easy to navigate, especially for those of us that have slight mobility issues.

Magical sunsets await you at Herring Cove Beach! If you’re lucky, you’ll be visited by whales!

Beautiful walk across an unspoiled beach to Race Point Lighthouse. Nice facilities with food service available.

Beautiful, basically private beech right across the street.
Impressive tidal range with tide reaching sea wall when it’s his and beautiful sandy flats to explore when it’s low.
Great views of Long Point and town marina in distance.

Herring cove is pet friendly

I am not sure that I can choose one beach over another because I sincerely love every beach on the Outer Cape for different reasons BUT Herring Cove is absolutely perfect with little kids because it isn’t too deep and isn’t particularly rocky. We went there three times during our October trip because we didn’t have to worry about our 4-year-old getting knocked over in the surf. She could easily wade in the water up to her knees without us having to stand over her every second. It was picture perfect!

We loved the sunset at Herring Cove!

It has easy parking, close to beach. The water was crystal clear and there is plenty of space for people to spread out.

Beautiful clear water with great swimming waves and excellent temperature. Rare to see a sharkzso that's good these days! Excellent snack bar with delicious veggie offerings (the kale and chickpea salad with lemon vinaigrette is the best) as is the caprese salad. They also serve beer and wine and excellent lemonade. Great for rock collecting and long walks.