Where: Cable Rd, Eastham View Map
Water Type: Salt water
Type: Surf
Good for: Skimboarding, Surfing, Swimming
Nauset Light Beach is a popular National Seashore beach perfect for adventurous families looking for great swimming, surfing, and bodyboarding. The temperature of the water is on the cool side, as it's the ocean. It is a wide, clean, sandy beach with ample parking. The parking lot, perched high above on the dunes, provides gorgeous views. Across the street sits iconic Nauset Lighthouse (which graces Cape Cod Potato Chip bags!)Note: Pedestrians and bicyclists also have daily fee. There is no entrance fee for active duty military and their dependents with proper ID, nor for any children under the age of 16. Fees for all visitors start on July 2.Lifeguards will be at this beach from July 2 thru Labor Day.Bathroom facilities will be sanitized on a regular basis, but there will be no public showers.
Wonderful lighthouse and great place to walk in the off-season.
Karen L.Dracut, MA2 reviewsMember since: Jan 2025
I love this beach with all my heart. It's fascinating and beautiful. The changing rooms are brand new, as are the bathrooms, A long path to the beach replaces the old wooden staircase.
Andrea W.United States4 reviewsMember since: Jul 2015
Easy parking with a shuttle that dropped us off right at the beach entrance. Very helpful park rangers that answered any questions. Stunning beauty. Lots of seals to watch.
Anne J.1 reviewMember since: Feb 2023
Uncrowded - you can stay in the lifeguarded area or walk down miles toward Marconi or Coast Guard. Classic Atlantic side Cape beach w/ real waves and cold water. If you haven't been for a while, a graded path from the parking lot has replaced the long wooden stairs that kept getting washed away by winter storms. For those with mobility issues, there's a slightly steeper part at the top, with no rail, which could be tricky going down, and it's over a hundred yards of gravel over packed dirt down to the beautiful beach.
Christopher C.USA3 reviewsMember since: Feb 2021
Nauset. We loved that there was very little drinking. There were many families there which we loved. The Lighthouse was so lovely. The walk to the beach from the parking lot was very easy. I am 82 and I was grateful for that.
Alice S.USA2 reviewsMember since: Feb 2023
Saw a pod of seals close up a lot of fun watching them
Mary Q.Rutland, VT2 reviewsMember since: Jun 2023
The beaches are beautiful and seem endless.
Tony B.Glastonbury, CT3 reviewsMember since: Oct 2020
We loved it cause it was close to the house. But we love all the ocean-side beaches, especially those run by the National Seashore.
Daniela A.W Hartford, CT2 reviewsMember since: Feb 2009
It was always been my favorite!
Staci R.3 reviewsMember since: Jan 2017
The surf was very rough the day we were here, which was very exciting, and we saw loads of seals. Beautiful wild beach for enjoying the power of the Atlantic but a little too scary for swimming
Lauran F.New Milford, CT2 reviewsMember since: Dec 2021