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Salt Pond Visitor Center


Salt Pond Visitor Center
Route 6
Eastham, MA 02642
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What's Near Salt Pond Visitor Center

Top-Rated Nearby Accommodations
Hotel GBP* Distance Rating
Atlantic Oaks Campground £53 0.0 mi 0.0 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Even'tide Motel and Cottages £64 0.2 mi 0.4 km 4 of 5 stars
Eagle Wing Guest Motel N/A 0.5 mi 0.8 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Home Sweet Om £125 0.9 mi 1.4 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Black Fish Creek N/A 0.9 mi 1.5 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Top-Rated Nearby Restaurants
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Red Barn Pizza & More 0.0 mi 0.0 km 4.5 of 5 stars
The Chocolate Sparrow 0.0 mi 0.0 km 4 of 5 stars
Friendly Fisherman's 0.7 mi 1.1 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Penny House Inn & Day Spa 2.4 mi 3.9 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Nauset Light 3.1 mi 5.0 km 4 of 5 stars
Duck Creeke Tavern 3.9 mi 6.2 km 4 of 5 stars
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“Salt Pond Visitor Center” Fodors.com
“Salt Pond Visitor Center” Frommer's
“A Hatteras Fan Goes North To Try Out the Other Cape” Washington Post (free registration required)
“Beach yourself” ExploreNewEngland.com / Boston Globe
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 10 attractions in Eastham
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Traveller Description: The Salt Pond Visitor Center is the main service facility for Cape Cod National Seashore.  Here visitors can see a museum of natural and cultural... more »
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Attraction type: Tourist/visitor centre, History museum, Other
Activities: Shopping
Address: Route 6 Eastham, MA 02642
Tel: 508-255-3421

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“Great Starting Point”
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5 of 5 stars
Fun_Family_of_Five
New York
5 Sep 2009

For family with kids looking for free activities, this is a great start. There is a small museum, films to watch about the area, and several hiking trailings. We strongly recommend the salt marsh trail. If you have kids that like to get patches or badges, ask for the junior ranger booklet. Once they complete the booklet. the rangers will... more

“Inexpensive and Fun”
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4 of 5 stars
redeco
Warren, Massachusetts
10 Mar 2009
2
people found this review helpful

Traveling to Cape Cod can be an expensive proposition, particularly with a family. So including activities that are free is important. The Salt Pond Visitor Center is the main facility for the Cape Cod National Seasore. It is here that you stop to get your permits for off-road vehicles, camping, and so forth. There is a museum featuring natural history,... more

“Great Spot”
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5 of 5 stars
TripleDeckers
New York State
21 Aug 2008
2
people found this review helpful

First of all this is not a "Popular replica of an Indian settlement" as stated on listing. It is the visitor center for the Cape Cod National Seashore - nice little musem (15 minutes to view), film, information about Seashore including programs ( in Summer there are guided tours, walks, campfires, etc.) and a nice gift shop. Well worth the... more

“Make it the first stop on your Cape Cod Vacation!”
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5 of 5 stars
yellowbird
18 Dec 2007
5
people found this review helpful

If you want to take advantage of free tours, a museum, films, and activities offered by the National Park then your first stop on your Cape Cod vacation should be at the Salt Pond Visitor's Center on Route 6 in Eastham. Recently renovated, the building houses a lovely small museum with whaling artifacts, natural history specimens and cultural/historical articles....enough to... more

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Salt Pond Visitor Center Address

Route 6, Eastham, MA 02642
Tel: 508-255-3421