Date visited: 7/14/2024

This is a wonderful dog friendly beach, part of the Cape Cod National Shoreline. There's a large parking area, that supposedly never fills up, but it was about 90% full when we arrived around 1PM. It cost $25 for a day pass, and dogs are allowed, even in the summer season. They are allowed in areas of the beach that aren't guarded. They are not allowed in any area explicitly closed for migrating birds. The good news, is the guarded section is small, right by the entrance, and you are allowed to pass through the guarded area with your dogs to get to the non-guarded area. We started heading north, but there was a section closed off to dogs, so we headed south instead. As I mentioned, the guarded area was small, so the general beach population spread out a bit past the guarded area. The beach was long enough that we were still able to find quiet sections. The best part was where the seals were hanging out just off-shore. I've never seen seals in the wild before. We continued down the beach, and actually wound up crossing town lines into Eastham, before turning around and heading back. We don't usually get to visit the touristy beaches in the summer, so this was different. While people watching can be fun on the beach, I did like the quiet sections more, especially the area with the seals!

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Date visited: 10/12/2024

We walked through the small downtown area. There are a few shops and restaurants here, but nothing compared to the more touristy towns like Provincetown or Hyannis. There is also a nice garden and fountain area behind Wellfleet Preservation Hall. We also headed over to Canon Hill Park as well.

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Date visited: 10/12/2024

We came here as part of our Downtown Wellfleet walk. The main feature here is Uncle Tim's bridge, which leads to Canon Hill. There is a trail that loops around the hill, and another that goes straight though. We walked the trail that loops the hill, and also took a side trail that leads out to a fishing area. It's a nice, easy short walk.

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Date visited: 5/27/2025

We actually visited three different town beaches, but since we parked at White Crest Beach, I've grouped all the photos under that name for simplicity. Each beach requires a descent down a steep sand trail—with White Crest being the steepest of them all! After reaching the shoreline, we walked north to Newcomb Hollow Beach, then turned around and headed south, eventually making it to Lecount Hollow Beach. After that, we made our way back to White Crest and tackled the steep climb up the trail to the parking lot. Mandy needed a little encouragement on the way up, but we all managed just fine! It was a hot day, yet the beach was quiet—probably because it was a Tuesday afternoon. There were some seals swimming just off-shore, but because of camera issues, I didn't really get a good photo of them. This stretch of coastline is absolutely beautiful. Even though it's past Memorial Day, it's not officially “beach season” yet, so dogs are still allowed until June 15th, and parking remains free until then as well.

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