Family Vacation In Cape Cod

Have you been to Cape Cod?  I highly recommend it.  In fact, I went on a family vacation to this wonderful place last week.The vacation we chose was a family vacation to Cape Cod. We explored the different things that Cape Cod has to offer and had an absolute blast.

If you’re a family that loves to explore the natural wonders of the world, then you’ll love a Cape Cod family vacation. A travel destination for vacationers for over 400 years, Cape Cod is still one of the most beautiful places on earth. Whether you stay in one place and explore or travel from town to town, there are so many things there for a family to enjoy and do together.

It’s May of the year 2016 and I’m spending a week with my family in Cape Cod. Cape Cod is a small peninsula on the Atlantic coast of Massachusetts. The town of Cape Cod includes several towns that have been settled for hundreds of years and woodlands, beaches and waterways are popular tourist destinations for visitors from across the state as well as tourists worldwide. Summer is the perfect time to get away with your family. The kids are out of school and you can kick back or take that business trip you’ve been dying to take all year. Take your family to Cape Cod for a vacation they won’t forget.

Family Vacation In Cape Cod

Cape Cod Massachusetts is one of the most popular summer vacation spots on the East Coast. If you are looking for a quintessential fun beach vacation with charming towns, delicious, fresh seafood, ice cream every night, family mini-golf games, and beach days, you’ll definitely want to consider vacationing in Cape Cod. Here are our Cape Cod vacation tips for your next summer vacation at this popular summer vacation destination.

Disclosure: We’ve received complimentary/media rate stays at some Cape Cod hotels like the Sea Crest Beach Hotel, the Harbor Hotel Provincetown, and Ocean Edge Resort in the past. We’ve also paid for some of our own stays throughout the years and own a home in South Yarmouth. This Cape Cod travel guide post contains affiliate links and a clickthrough/purchase through one of these links may result in a commission paid to us at no additional cost to you.

Cape Cod Vacation Guide and Tips For Families

Decide When to go on a Cape Cod Vacation

While the summer months are the most popular time to visit, there are other times to consider traveling to Cape Cod. If you can, consider visiting in early fall, when the crowds have retreated back home and the ocean water is warm. Prices are usually a little lower at this time too.

Summer, of course, is loads of fun and is definitely the most popular time to visit. The beaches are all open, as are the restaurants. The weather is usually nice and warm, with a cooling sea breeze.

If you are visiting in the winter, check out these things to do on Cape Cod in the winter.

Things to do in Cape Cod

Once you decide when you want to visit, you’ll want to think about what you’d like to do once you are on vacation. That will help you decide where to visit on the Cape.

Shop and Stroll: On your Cape Cod vacation, you may want to stroll around the quaint towns, stopping in the various small shops and art galleries. You’ll find a variety of things, including pottery, jewelry, clothing, home decor, and more. These shops can be the best place to find art from local crafters.

Museums: Within Cape Cod, you’ll find a number of museums dedicated to the history and landscape of the Cape. Here are a few of the most popular options:

• The Heritage Museum and Gardens, located in Sandwich, offers a maze, car museum, and beautiful gardens.
• The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, in Brewster, offers a nature walk, Oprey cam, and other exhibits focused on the natural history of the Cape.
• The Whydah Pirate Museum is located in West Yarmouth and features a large collection of pirate artifacts recovered from a local shipwreck. (see the best restaurants in Yarmouth here)
• The Chatham Shark Center is a great place to learn about the sharks that live in the waters off of Cape Cod.
• The Cape Cod Children’s’ Museum in Mashpee is a small children’s museum offering hands-on exhibits.

There are also a number of other small, niche museums including the Atwood, the Cape Cod Museum of Art, the Todd Hall Classic Sports Car Museum, the Sandwich glass museum, and the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum. Plimoth Plantation (recently renamed the Plimoth Patuxet Museums) is not technically on the Cape but is a short drive from the upper Cape. It’s best visited either on your way to the Cape or on your way back home.

Beaches: The Atlantic Ocean beaches are a big draw to any Cape Cod vacation with your family, and you’ll find that there are so many great options – from tiny beaches to larger ones – along Cape Cod Bay and the Nantucket Sound. If you have a specific beach that you want to visit, you may consider staying at a Cape Cod hotel, resort, or vacation rental near that beach.

Because of their popularity, it’s always best to arrive at the Cape Cod beaches early. Parking lots can and do fill up early in the busy months.

The Cape Cod National Seashore includes six Cape Cod beaches. These include Nauset Light Beach in Eastham, Marconi Beach in Wellfleet, the Coast Guard Beach in Eastham, Herring Cove Beach in Provincetown, Race Point Beach in Provincetown, and Head of the Meadow Beach in North Truro. Each of these beaches offers different amenities, so check their websites in advance.