Unforgettable Cape Cod Vacations: The National Seashore Gift
Take a captivating trip through the Cape Cod National Seashore
with miles of white sandy beaches, trails and hikes to take your
breath away, and majestic dunes. Just keep reading and you can
visit all those places right now.
The Cape Cod National Seashore is a 4,308-acre park set aside by
an act of congress in 1961 to preserve and protect a unique
geological area and wild life habitat of New England. Cape Cod
is about 60 miles south of Boston, Massachusetts. It was formed
when the last glaciers to visit the region melted about
12,000-years ago leaving a large lake. Because of special
features and material surrounding the glacial lake, the water
drained out exposing the sediment and deposits left by the
glaciers from earlier times. With the rising sea level and the
protection from the battering ocean provided by Georges Bank
gone, nature started to reshape the whole of Cape Cod --
especially the Atlantic facing National Seashore area. The
relentless shaping of the Cape continues even today. But this is
the place to come to escape. This is the place to come to
experience nature.
So let