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
Water not monitored by DPH
Hours
No posted hours; access is gated by the tide, not a clock - the causeway is impassable at high tide
Season
Open access year-round; no gate (undeveloped except the lighthouse)
Entry fee
None to walk the breakwater or the beach; the ferry/water-taxi service is a paid, separately-run crossing
Managed by
Cape Cod National Seashore
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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
What's here
Not here
No drinking water
undeveloped except for the lighthouse; no facilities of any kind
Tides & weather
Tide and sun: NOAA astronomy · forecast: NWS, up to 7 days
Common questions
Is Long Point Beach in Provincetown open today?
open to the public; water quality here is not monitored by MA DPH (updated 2026-09-13). 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.
Can you swim at Long Point Beach?
Long Point Beach is town-owned and its water is not monitored by MA DPH, so there is no official swim status. Check conditions posted at the beach.
Is there an entry fee at Long Point Beach?
None to walk the breakwater or the beach; the ferry/water-taxi service is a paid, separately-run crossing