South Cape Beach State Park in Mashpee, Massachusetts, occupies a protected stretch of Cape Cod coast between Waquoit Bay and Vineyard Sound as part of the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. More than a simple oceanfront beach, it includes barrier beach and dunes, salt marsh, scrub oak and pitch pine woodland, and kettle ponds, creating varied shoreline habitats. A 1-mile white-sand beach supports swimming, while accessible facilities, boardwalks, scenic viewing areas, boating, fishing, summer interpretive programs, and limited hunting make it a place where public recreation and coastal conservation exist together.

Seconsett Island, Massachusetts · USA