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Brewster
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All Brewster’s
ocean beaches sit inside the Cape and are accessible from roads off
Rte. 6A. Most have a $15 daily parking fee in the summer and free
parking after 3 p.m.
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Paine’s Creek Beach
on Paine’s Creek Road
Robbins Hill Beach
on Lower Road
Saint’s Landing on
Robbins Hill Road, off Lower Road
Breakwater Beach on
Breakwater Road
Ellis Landing on
Ellis Landing Road
Linnell Landing on
Linnell Road
Crosby Landing Beach
on Crosby Landing Road
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Nickerson State Park
3488 Rte. 6A
508-896-3491
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Cape Cod's sandy
beaches are left behind at Roland C. Nickerson State Park, where
wilderness sets the pace and beach towels are replaced by hiking
boats. The 1,900-acre park has several freshwater kettle ponds
stocked with fish year-round, hiking trails, more than 400 camping
sites and access to the Cape Cod Rail Trail bike path.
Addie Nickerson gave
the state the park land in 1934 to honor her husband Roland. In
their 20 years on the land, the Nickersons and their children lived
large in Fieldstone Hall, which had its own 9-hole golf course. It
burnt down in May 1906, a stress believed to have accelerated Roland
Nickerson’s health problems. He died two weeks later.
Addie’s wealthy
father-in-law set about building her a new even bigger house near
the water and restored the carriage house. The 16-room mansion was
magnificently completed in 1912, with marble fireplaces, Italian
wood interior and an iron cage elevator.
The Nickerson family
owned the mansion until 1945 when it was sold to the La Salette
religious order. Corcoran Jennison purchased the estate in 1980 and
opened the Ocean Edge Resort in 1986. The mansion and carriage house
are now used for meeting space and are visible to drivers from Rte.
6A.
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Punkhorn Parklands
Run Hill Road
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Over 800 acres of
Brewster conservation land featuring trails that wind along ponds and
marshes.
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Cape Cod Rail Trail
508-896-3491
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| The Cape Cod Rail
Trail is a former railroad bed turned paved bike path that stretches 22
miles through Dennis, Harwich, Brewster, Orleans, Eastham and Wellfleet.
Bikers and walkers are welcomed along with limited horseback riding on
an unpaved section. Free parking in Brewster is available at Nickerson
State Park or Rte. 137. Restroom and water stops are located at
Nickerson State Park and the Salt Pond Visitor Center at the Cape Cod
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Brewster
Camping
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Shady Knoll
Campground
1709 Rte. 6A
508-896-3002
Sweetwater Forest
Camping Resort
676 Rte. 124
508-896-3773
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