Cape Cod ,Upper Cape, Mid Cape,
Lower Cape, and Outer Cape
Cape Cod can be divided into three or four sections: Upper Cape, Mid Cape,
Lower 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.
Cape Cod's Upper Cape was 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, along
with its dunes and beaches.
Outer Cape Cod, the towns and villages far out in the Atlantic  will offer the nature lover a
solitude that prompted Henry David Thoreau to visit several times and write a Journal, "Cape Cod"
Mid Cape Cod and lower Cape Cod will offer History, shopping, beaches and museums.
Fifteen large towns and many
small villages make up Cape
Cod.

Upper Cape: Along the Cape
Cod Canal, the towns of
Bourne and Sandwich define
the northern limit of the upper
Cape which also includes
Falmouth and Mashpee.  
Mid Cape includes
Barnstable, Yarmouth and
Dennis. The mid Cap is
where you will find Hyannis
Airport
Lower Cape includes
Brewster, Orleans, Harwich,
and Chatham.
Outer Cape includes
Eastham, Wellfleet, Truro, and
Provincetown.
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money on less expensive early flight tickets with a hotel stay near the airport
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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.
Fifteen large towns and many small villages make up Cape Cod.

Upper Cape: Along the Cape Cod Canal, the towns of Falmouth Mashpee, Bourne 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.
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Cape Cod, Upper Cape, Mid Cape, Lower Cape,
and Outer Cape are regions that describe the
sandy peninsular that juts out into the Atlantic
and is called Cape Cod.   Each region has
history, lighthouses, windmills, bike trails and
great beaches
Cape Cod ,Upper Cape, Mid Cape, Lower Cape,
and Outer Cape describe regions of Cape Cod's
sandy peninsular
Cape Cod,Upper
Cape, Mid Cape,
Lower Cape, or Outer
Cape, you can find
bike trails on Cape
Cod, many that are
flat paved rail trails