Beaches in Barnstable, Massachusetts

Craigville Beach is not an enormously visited piece of shoreline, but what a good site for going to the beach it is. Grab your beach umbrella and hit the beach, Craigville Beach in Barnstable Count... More on GoingOutside

For today's visitor, Centerville has become a favorite spot for the perfect vacation. It boasts freshwater beaches at Lake Wequaquet and the spectacular Craigville Beach on the Sound. BARNSTABLE is... More on GoingToTheBeach.com

Hathaway Pond is a small, 20 acre natural kettlehole pond with an average depth of 27 feet and a maximum depth of 57 feet. Transparency is excellent, extending to 23 feet. The pond has low alkalinity and is acidic; spring Ph is often ... More on AnglerWeb.com

Wequauquet Lake, also known as Chequaquet Lake, Great Pond or Nine Mile Pond, is a large 654-acre unstratified warmwater pond. The pond is an enlarged great pond with a dam at Phinneys Lane. The pond has multiple basins and an average ... More on AnglerWeb.com

Lovells Pond is a 56 acre natural kettlehole pond with an average depth of 19 feet and a maximum depth of 37 feet. During the summer months, the water can be a distinctive greenish color. Transparency can drop as low as five feet. ... More on AnglerWeb.com

Garretts Pond, also known as Stewards Pond and in earlier times as Annables Pond, is a 24 acre natural kettlehole pond with an average depth of 10 feet and a maximum depth of 28 feet. The pond is fed by groundwater and cranberry bogs ... More on AnglerWeb.com

Mystic Lake, 149 acres, has an average depth of 20 feet and a maximum depth of 42 feet. Mystic Lake and Middle Pond (total area 257 acres) are two natural kettlehole ponds connected by a shallow channel and have similar characteristics. ... More on AnglerWeb.com

Put on your sunglasses and make a break for the beach, Southwest Beach in Barnstable County, Massachusetts is a wonderful location for getting out. There aren't any hotels in the vicinity but if you're prepared to travel a short length ... More on GoingOutside

Choppy water and the coast is such a delightful panorama. For all you camping folks there are campgrounds in close proximity. Stopping by the beach in Massachusetts is such a wonderful activity. You truly can't spend too much time ... More on GoingOutside

Just south of the beaches, within the interior of the park, are the spectacular maritime forests and dune overlooks. Because of the fragility of these wild lands, you must stay on designated trails... More on Town.barnstable.ma.us

Running along the northern coast is Sandy Neck, one of the Cape's most famous beach areas. Its golden dunes ... More on GoingToTheBeach.com

After Sandy Neck Lighthouse stood " headless " for nearly seventy-five years in spoiled beauty, volunteers were finally spurred to restore the lighthouse to its former glory. Looking now at the charm of this lighthouse flanked by ... More on LighthouseFriends.com