Cape Cod, Upper Cape, Mid Cape, Lower Cape, Outer Cape
Divide Cape Cod into four
sections: Upper Cape, Mid
Cape, Lower Cape, and
Outer Cape  for convenience,
All are part of a sandy
terminal moraine that is full of
history but they differ in many
ways and offer the traveler a
varied selection that will keep
the Cape Cod vacation
interesting.
Settled by the sons and daughters of the 1620 Pilgrims from England, the upper Cape can offer
tons of history including the oldest house on the Cape, the Hoxie House in Sandwich, pictured
above, Built in 1673 and  preserved as a museum.
Orleans is at the
edge of The Lower
Cape, a place less
settled that  will
offer the nature
lover a solitude that
prompted Henry
David Thoreau to
visit several times
and write a
Journal, "Cape
Cod"
The Lower Cape  and Outer
Cape offers solitary
beaches
Below Orleans the still wild land of dunes is also called the Outer Cape and stretches for
thirty miles to Provincetown at the tip of Cape Cod
When planning a
vacation on Cape
Cod, divide the Cape
into four regions:
Upper Cape, Mid
Cape,  Lower Cape,
and Outer Cape  for
convenience. Each
region is different, the
one you choose will
depend on what you
like to do on
vacation: golf, beach,
sightsee, fish or bike.
Dunes and beach in Orleans at Skaket Beach, a Lower
 Cape place renown for Charter fishing, biking, golf,
beaching
Nauset Beach, Orleans
Fifteen large towns and many small villages make up the sandy moraine that juts into the Atlantic Ocean
60 miles south of Boston that was named by explorers in 1607 Cape Cod because of the abundant fish..

Upper Cape: Along the Cape Cod Canal, the towns of Bourne, Falmouth, Mashpee, and Sandwich define
the upper Cape  

Mid Cape includes Barnstable, Hyanis, Yarmouth, and Dennis. The mid Cap is where you will find Hyannis
Airport

Lower Cape includes Brewster, Harwich, Orleans and Chatham.

Outer Cape  includes Eastham, Wellfleet, Truro, and Provincetown.
Getting to Cape Cod: Boston is the nearest large city to Cape Cod.
Air service reaches Boston from other major hubs and cities. Rental cars are available at the airport.
From Boston take Route 93 to Route 3 and after 60 miles, cross the Cape Cod Canal. Continue on
Route 6 for all locations on Cape Cod or go to Route 6A for the slower scenic route through the villages.
Routes 6 and 6A join in Orleans and go to the tip of Cape Cod.
Several small commuter airlines serve Hyannis Airport and Provincetown Airport on Cape Cod from
Boston, Providence, and New Bedford.   Cape Air, US Airways Express, and Linear Air (Hanscom Field
Bedford Ma)
Bus service is available from Boston and from Logan Airport. Plymouth and Brockton, Logan Direct
serves Hyannis
Bonanza Bus Lines serves Bourne, Falmouth, and the Wood's Hole ferry from Logan Airport
Passenger Boats  leave daily from Boston to the tip of Cape Cod (May -September)   at Provincetown.
Bicycles can go aboard.
A fast cat boat and a slower conventional passenger boat make trips from Boston. Bicycles permitted
A passenger boat makes a daily run from Plymouth, MA to Provincetown.
What to do on Cape Cod: Activities On Cape Cod or within a day's drive from Cape Cod
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Cape Cod's Upper Cape, Mid Cape, Lower Cape,
and Outer Cape describes the four regions of
Cape Cod. Each of Cape Cod's regions is
different.  Choose depending on vacation
preference: golf, beach, sightsee, history tour,
antique shop, fish, or bike.
Cape Cod's Upper Cape, Mid Cape, Lower Cape, and Outer Cape describes the four regions of Cape
Cod.
Each of Cape Cod's regions differ in the types of vacation activities offered.  Choose a region depending
on your vacation preference, be it golf, beach, sightseeing, history tours, antique shopping, fishing, or
biking.  The Cape is only 50 miles in length so most activities can be reached within an easy day trip.