The literal end of Cape Cod. It's a bare, undeveloped sand spit at the tip of the Provincetown Harbor breakwater, home only to the 1875 Long Point Light, reached by a roughly mile-long rock-hop walk at low tide or a short seasonal passenger-ferry ride.
What to expect
Swimming
Allowed water tested by the state
Hours
No posted hours; access is gated by the tide, not a clock - the causeway is impassable at high tide
Managed by
Cape Cod National Seashore
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Parking
Parking not sourced yet
Check the town's beach pages before you go.
Access points along this beach
West End Breakwater start
start of the roughly 1-mile stone breakwater/dike walk to Long Point, at the west end of Commercial Street; tide-dependent, impassable at high tide
MacMillan Pier Slip 8W
departure dock for the Long Point Shuttle passenger ferry (Flyers Boats), about a 10-minute crossing
Long Point Light
1875 lighthouse at the tip of Long Point, one of only two structures remaining on the spit; grounds open to the public
Common questions
Is Long Point Beach in Provincetown open today?
Open, no advisory on record in the latest MA DPH posting (updated 2026-07-16). MA DPH is the authority. Check the status the morning you go.
How do I get there without walking the breakwater?
A passenger ferry service runs a roughly 20-minute crossing from MacMillan Pier or the West End boatyard dock; check current schedule/fare locally, as this is a seasonal, separately-operated service, not a town facility.
What rules should I know at Long Point Beach?
Breakwater boulders are uneven and can be very slippery at high tide; the sand causeway floods and cuts off return access at high tide - always check tide charts before crossing.
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