The Lower Cape is the area of Cape Cod at the "elbow" of the arm-shaped peninsula.

View of Cape Cod Bay from Brewster

Towns

• 1 Harwich (includes the village of Harwich Port)
• 2 Brewster
• 3 Chatham
• 4 Orleans

Understand

The Lower Cape is historically rich and full of ocean scenery, and is great for different family-oriented activities in some of the Lower Cape’s most popular areas which include several beaches, museums, waterfront activities, fishing and boating.

The Lower Cape area includes the Cape Cod National Seashore, a national park comprising much of the outer Cape, including the entire east-facing coast, and is home to some of the most popular beaches in the United States, such as Coast Guard Beach and Nauset Light Beach in Eastham.

Get around

By bus

• The Flex, Hyannis Transportation Center, Hyannis, Regional Transit Authority Customer Service: Phone: +1 800-352-7155; TTY for Deaf and Hearing Impaired: +1 508-385-4163, .