Overview
The Outer Cape is the area of Cape Cod at the end of the peninsula.
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Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: May–Sep. Summer highs reach about 79°F; winter lows dip to about 25°F. Cold months (Jan, Feb) can bring snow and ice; check road conditions. Wettest: Mar and Nov. (climate data from nearby Provincetown)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- HYA Cape Cod Gateway Airport, Hyannis — 22 mi away. Directions
- ACK Nantucket Memorial Airport, Nantucket — 46 mi away. Directions
- BOS Boston Logan International Airport, Boston — 59 mi away (major hub). Directions
Sample 3-day trip
- Day 1: Provincetown — Pilgrim Monument, Lighthouse at Race Point, Provincetown Art Association and Museum.
- Day 2: Wellfleet — Wellfleet Drive-In Theatre, Griffin Island, Whydah Gally.
- Day 3: Eastham — Nauset Light, Three Sisters Lighthouses.
Built from the best-covered destinations in this region; open each for its own day plan.
Photos
Places in Outer Cape
Other destinations
- The Cape Cod National Seashore is spread along the ocean coast of the Outer Cape towns, with its headquarters in Wellfleet.
Get around
By bus
Towns
- Eastham
- Wellfleet
- Truro
- Provincetown
Nearby
Cape Cod National Seashore
Park · 48 listings · 2 mi away
Orleans
City / town · 24 listings · 9 mi away
Brewster
City / town · 27 listings · 12 mi away
Dennis
City / town · 34 listings · 16 mi away
Harwich
City / town · 27 listings · 16 mi away
Chatham
City / town · 43 listings · 17 mi away
Yarmouth
City / town · 35 listings · 18 mi away
Barnstable
City / town · 19 mi away
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