Nickerson State Park

#3563 among destinations in the United States

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Nickerson State Park is a state-owned, public recreation area of more than 1,900 acres located on Cape Cod in Brewster, Massachusetts. The park's sandy soil and scrub pines surround many kettle ponds which are dependent on groundwater and precipitation. The largest of these are Cliff Pond, Flax Pond, Little Cliff Pond, and Higgins Pond. Ruth Pond, Keeler's Pond, Eel Pond, and Triangle Pond provide additional water habitats. ()

Established: 1934 (90 years ago)Coordinates: 41°45'14"N, 70°1'31"W

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Nickerson State Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Universalist Society Meetinghouse, Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, The Captain's Golf Course, French Cable Station Museum.

3.2 miNE
Church, Greek Revival architecture
Universalist Society Meetinghouse, Orleans
81 min walk • The Universalist Society Meetinghouse is an historic Greek Revival meetinghouse at 3 River Road in Orleans, Massachusetts. Built in 1834, it was the only Universalist church built in Orleans, and is architecturally a well-preserved local example of Greek Revival architecture.
4.7 miW
Museum, History museum, Natural history museum
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, Brewster
119 min walk • The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History is a small museum in Brewster, Massachusetts focusing on natural history and archeology. It consists of a main building with exhibits on local natural history and archeology, including an outdoor butterfly house and 400 acres of museum- and town-owned conservation land with walking trails.
1.4 miS
41°44'6"N • 70°1'5"W
The Captain's Golf Course, Brewster
35 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
3.1 miNE
History museum, Museum
French Cable Station Museum, Orleans
79 min walk • The French Cable Station is a historic telegraph station on the southeast corner of Cove Road and MA 28 in Orleans, Massachusetts. It was built in 1891 by the French Cable Company, which was installing numerous cables in Cape Cod throughout the late 19th century.
3.6 miNE
41°47'46"N • 69°59'5"W
Cape Escape Adventure Golf, Orleans
92 min walk • Room escape games, Mini golf, Golf
3 miNE
41°47'15"N • 69°59'15"W
Addison Art Gallery, Orleans
78 min walk • Museum, Shopping, Art gallery
3.2 miNE
41°46'59"N • 69°58'39"W
Orleans Historical Society, Orleans
82 min walk • Historical place, Museum, History museum
2.4 miW
Park
Cape Cod Rail Trail, Harwich
62 min walk • The Cape Cod Rail Trail is a 25.5-mile paved rail trail located on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. The trail route passes through the towns of Yarmouth, Dennis, Harwich, Brewster, Orleans, Eastham, and Wellfleet.
3.3 miN
Harbor
Rock Harbor, Orleans
85 min walk • Rock Harbor is a man-made harbor on Cape Cod Bay located on the border between Orleans, Massachusetts and Eastham, Massachusetts. Rock Harbor was the site of a skirmish during the War of 1812 between British soldiers and local militia December 19, 1814. A small commercial and charter fishing fleet docks in the harbor.
3.1 miNE
41°47'2"N • 69°58'50"W
Academy of Performing Arts, Orleans
80 min walk • Theater, Universities and schools
3.3 miN
41°47'57"N • 70°0'25"W
Church Of The Transfiguration, Orleans
84 min walk • Church