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Cape Cod National Seashore
Permits

Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) Permit
Fees
$50 - 7 Days
$150 - Annual
For 2009, annual off-road vehicle permits go on sale April 10th. Advance-sale weekly permits are available starting March 1st. The application form for advance sales may be downloaded from the park's Oversand Beach Driving link.


Self-contained Recreational Vehicle (SCV) Permit
Fees
$75 - 7 Days
$225 - Annual
For 2009, self-contained off-road vehicle permits go on sale April 10th. Advance-sale weekly permits are available starting March 1st. The application form for advance sales may be downloaded from the park's Oversand Beach Driving link.

Campfire permits

A limited number of permits per beach per day for campfires at the park's six swimming beaches are available at park visitor centers. Reservations may be made up to 3 days in advance by calling Salt Pond Visitor Center at (508) 255 - 3421 for beaches in Eastham and Wellfleet, and Province Lands Visitor Center at (508) 487 1256 for beaches in Truro and Provincetown, or in person at the visitor centers beginning at 9 AM. Demand for reservations is extremely high during the summer months and park policy is to take reservations from those physically at the visitor center each morning before phone reservations are accepted. Permits are free, and must be picked up the day of the fire at the reserving visitor center, before 3:30 PM. Demand often exceeds the number of permits available. Use this chart to determine what day to make a reservation.

Reserve on: Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat
For a fire on: Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues

Fire permits for the ORV corridor are issued through the ORV office at Race Point Ranger Station in Provincetown. You may call them at (508) 487 2100 x 110, or in person at the ORV office beginning at 8 AM.

Permits are not requried for stoves using manufactured fuels or for charcoal grills when used in designated picnic areas at Doane Rock, Great Island, Pilgrim Heights, and Beech Forest, or on sandy or rocky beaches bordering tidewater.

Wedding, special event, and commercial filming permits

Contact the Chief Ranger by calling (508) 771 -2144 for details, and an application.

Wellfleet kettle ponds  

Did You Know?
Although the kettle ponds within Cape Cod National Seashore are within 2.5 km of the ocean and have been subjected to thousands of years of salt spray, they remain low in dissolved salts. Ponds are flushed out by inflowing and outflowing groundwater, which prevents salts from accumulating.

Last Updated: August 25, 2009 at 08:35 EST