Guidebook for Mashpee
Essentials
Favorite grocery market, just a few minutes drive from Southcape Resort
36 locals recommend
Roche Bros. Mashpee
11 Commercial StFavorite grocery market, just a few minutes drive from Southcape Resort
Shopping
Wonderful New England-styled outdoor shopping mall, just minutes from Southcape Resort
253 locals recommend
Mashpee Commons
22 Steeple StWonderful New England-styled outdoor shopping mall, just minutes from Southcape Resort
Chatham's New England styled Main Street is wonderful for walking, strolling, window shopping.
129 locals recommend
Chatham
Chatham's New England styled Main Street is wonderful for walking, strolling, window shopping.
Arts & Culture
Cape Cod area artists including Cahoons (they were a couple, both artists), Peter Hunt (decorative folk artist( and more.
19 locals recommend
Cahoon Museum of American Art
4676 Falmouth RdCape Cod area artists including Cahoons (they were a couple, both artists), Peter Hunt (decorative folk artist( and more.
Food Scene
PHENOMENAL 1,100 foot boardwalk over a huge marsh, ends on Boardwalk Beach, on Cape Cod Bay. Beautiful scenic area for picture taking
55 locals recommend
Town Neck Beach
62 Wood AvePHENOMENAL 1,100 foot boardwalk over a huge marsh, ends on Boardwalk Beach, on Cape Cod Bay. Beautiful scenic area for picture taking
Affordable seafood, great selection, great location on Cape Cod Canal
44 locals recommend
Seafood Sam's
6 Coast Guard RdAffordable seafood, great selection, great location on Cape Cod Canal
Sightseeing
Among the most beautiful bike paths anywhere, along the Sound, culminates at Woods Hole.
16 locals recommend
Shining Sea Bike Path, Falmouth
Among the most beautiful bike paths anywhere, along the Sound, culminates at Woods Hole.
Highly recommended destination-- Oceanography, museums, steamships to Martha's Vineyard. Automobiles NOT recommended-- Take advantage of shuttle buses or rent bikes and ride there.
77 locals recommend
Woods Hole
Highly recommended destination-- Oceanography, museums, steamships to Martha's Vineyard. Automobiles NOT recommended-- Take advantage of shuttle buses or rent bikes and ride there.
Displays, presentations. Also recommend boating, kayaking on Waquoit Bay and its many connecting rivers, canals, tributaries
Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
131 Waquoit HwyDisplays, presentations. Also recommend boating, kayaking on Waquoit Bay and its many connecting rivers, canals, tributaries
Sandwich is among the oldest towns anywhere-- It has many small museums and attractions-- We enjoyed visiting the mill.
31 locals recommend
Sandwich
Sandwich is among the oldest towns anywhere-- It has many small museums and attractions-- We enjoyed visiting the mill.
Everything Else
Closest salt-water beach to South Cape Resort, just several miles drive. Views of Martha's Vineyard in the distance. It gets windy! Picturesque wetlands.
55 locals recommend
South Cape Beach State Park
668 Great Oak RdClosest salt-water beach to South Cape Resort, just several miles drive. Views of Martha's Vineyard in the distance. It gets windy! Picturesque wetlands.
Old Silver Beach
296 Quaker RdPopular beach for swimming, sunbathing, on Buzzards Bay.
35 mile drive from South Cape Resort, but worth it, especially if you arrive at low tide and walk out on the flats. One of my all-time favorites.
56 locals recommend
Skaket Beach
35 mile drive from South Cape Resort, but worth it, especially if you arrive at low tide and walk out on the flats. One of my all-time favorites.
Nauset Beach
250 Beach RdFavorite Atlantic surf beach-- Liam's food concession is the best!
22 mile-long bike path through pine forests, along cranberry bogs, and numerous ponds and lakes, from Dennisport to Wellfleet. Not to be missed for bicyclists! Former rail right-of-way.
41 locals recommend
Cape Cod Rail Trail
Cape Cod Rail Trail22 mile-long bike path through pine forests, along cranberry bogs, and numerous ponds and lakes, from Dennisport to Wellfleet. Not to be missed for bicyclists! Former rail right-of-way.
Wonderful sunbathing, walking, photography. Growing seal colony makes swimming less appealing.
73 locals recommend
Lighthouse Beach
30 Main StreetWonderful sunbathing, walking, photography. Growing seal colony makes swimming less appealing.
Johns Pond
Enjoyable freshwater pond for swimming, relaxing
Mashpee Pond
Also an enjoyable place to swim and relax (freshwater)
Mashpee River
Great choice for kayaking
Childs River
Great choice for kayaking, boating. Connects with Waquoit Bay.
Osterville
Osterville is more of a village than a town, wonderful to walk around
We really enjoyed renting kayaks and exploring the Popponesset Bay, including the narrow sand spit dividing the Bay from the Sound.
Popponesset Bay
We really enjoyed renting kayaks and exploring the Popponesset Bay, including the narrow sand spit dividing the Bay from the Sound.
We found that renting bicycles by the hour was expensive and tedious, so we rented bikes by the week from Essential Rentals. The bikes were waiting for us at our unit when we arrived.
Essential Rentals Inc
We found that renting bicycles by the hour was expensive and tedious, so we rented bikes by the week from Essential Rentals. The bikes were waiting for us at our unit when we arrived.