Scusset Beach State Reservation

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Scusset Beach State Reservation is a state-operated, public recreation area located in the town of Sandwich in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, at the east end of the Cape Cod Canal on land formerly part of Sagamore Hill Military Reservation. In addition to its beach and campgrounds, prominent features of the park include Sagamore Hill, a one-time Native American meeting ground and site of World War II coastal fortifications, and a 3,000-foot stone jetty that separates the canal and beach. Unlike most of Sandwich, this section of the town is on the mainland side of the Cape Cod Canal. The state park is managed by the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation under a lease agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. ()

Established: 1957 (67 years ago)Elevation: 3 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 41°46'48"N, 70°30'32"W

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Scusset Beach State Reservation – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sandwich Glass Museum, Hoxie House, Doran Park, Bourne Bridge.

1.5 miS
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Sandwich Glass Museum, Sandwich
40 min walk • Sandwich Glass Museum is a glass museum in Sandwich, Massachusetts, featuring a wide range of rare glass, including glass from the local Boston & Sandwich Glass Factory which was founded in Sandwich by Deming Jarves in 1825.
1.8 miS
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Hoxie House, Sandwich
47 min walk • Hoxie House in Sandwich, Massachusetts is one of the oldest houses on Cape Cod and one of the oldest surviving houses in Massachusetts. The saltbox house was built in the mid-seventeenth century and occupied around 1675 by Rev. John Smith, his wife Susanna and their 13 children.
4.3 miSW
Sport, Sport venue
Doran Park, Bourne
111 min walk • Doran Park is a baseball venue in Bourne, Massachusetts, the centerpiece of the Barry J. Motta Athletic Complex at Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School, and home to the Bourne Braves of the Cape Cod Baseball League.
4.7 miSW
Bridge
Bourne Bridge, Bourne
120 min walk • The Bourne Bridge in Bourne, Massachusetts carries Route 28 across the Cape Cod Canal, connecting Cape Cod with the rest of Massachusetts.
2.2 miS
Museum, History museum, Art museum
Heritage Museums and Gardens, Sandwich
58 min walk • Heritage Museums and Gardens, formerly the Heritage Plantation of Sandwich, is located at 67 Grove Street, Sandwich, Massachusetts.
5.3 miSW
City hall
Bourne Town Hall, Bourne
135 min walk • Bourne Town Hall is the town hall of Bourne, Massachusetts. It is located at 24 Perry Road in the Buzzards Bay section of the town.
1.7 miS
Museum
Thornton W. Burgess Museum, Sandwich
44 min walk • Thornton W. Burgess Museum was a museum in East Sandwich, Massachusetts dedicated to the conservationist and children's book author Thornton W. Burgess. The museum is reported closing as of 2013 due to lack of funds to acquire and maintain the property.
5.2 miSW
Stela, Museum
Bourne stone, Bourne
133 min walk • The Bourne Stone is an archaeological curiosity located in the town of Bourne, Massachusetts. The stone is a 300-pound chunk of granite, upon which two lines of carvings were made.
5.3 miSW
Historical place, Museum, History museum
George I. Briggs House, Bourne
135 min walk • The George I. Briggs House, locally referred to as the Briggs-McDermott House, is located along Sandwich Road in Bourne, Massachusetts, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981, and currently serves as historic house museum operated by the Bourne Society for Historic Preservation.
3.1 miSE
Historical place
Wing Fort House, Sandwich
81 min walk • Wing Fort House is a historic house at Spring Hill Road in East Sandwich, Massachusetts, located within the Spring Hill Historic District. The house was built in 1641 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. The Wing Fort House is recognized as the oldest home in New England continuously owned by the same family.
1.6 miS
Church
First Church, Sandwich
42 min walk • First Church UCC is a Congregational church in Sandwich, Massachusetts founded in 1638 under Plymouth Colony Charter and the Mayflower Compact. It is either the oldest church on Cape Cod or the second oldest depending on the interpretation. First Church boasts Mayflower Pilgrims and their first-generation descendants as charter members.