Cape Cod Beaches?

[Talon]

Hello,

My wife and I are looking to take a trip to Cape Cod in October and I of course want to do some metal detecting while surrounded by beaches! However, I see that the National Seashore is strictly forbidden. Any advice knowing which beaches you can detect around the Cape so I don't end up in hot water? I've seen stuff about getting permission, how do you go about finding who to ask?

Thanks!

 

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[CASPER-2]

Cape has a lot of hunters on it and many that travel from New England states to hit it
they are pounding it as i write this - after Labor day - there are groups of guys that systematically hammer every beach
out there - so by Oct. finds are going to be slim in dry and wet sands - waters you might be able to get
lucky but there are a lot of guys hitting waters too (partly my fault)- if air temps are still warm and you get sunny weather
people may still go on weekends - so you may still get fresh drops on weekends or from retirees on weekdays
but beaches close up here after Labor day for the most part - parking is free by then too
against doctors orders - i may get out there next weekend - i live 2hrs away and have done very good out there in the past
but Im a water hunter and i go out farther than most and usually go for older finds rather than fresh drops
I might be able to hook up
i can give you recommendations for restaurants
here is site for tides - the bay side goes out a mile and the locals cant hit it all
https://www.usharbors.com/harbor/massachusetts-cape-cod/

this is one i use
https://tides.willyweather.com/ma.html

 

[CASPER-2]

no permission needed for public beaches

 

[CASPER-2]

Small sample of hunt finds from Cape waters

 

[CASPER-2]

Best pizza - Paradise Pizza - i love traditional meat & mushrooms - my GF loves their seafood one - Joey is the owner
Lunch - try the Dog house in Dennisport- try their clam fitters- my gal loves their fish tacos
Best restaurant ...diner - Yarmouth house - never had a bad meal there...if its just you or you and wife/Gf - sit at the bar
Best breakfast - you must go there - Keltic Kitchen...West Yarmouth - go early cause its very popular - they got awesome specials
and stuff you wont see on any other breakfast menu

 

[CASPER-2]

Black Sheep Bah & Grill - real good menu
Mattakeese Wharf seafood
if you take a ride towards canal
Fishermans View Seafood market & restaurant - awesome food -my gal bought a 20+ lb lobster to go
one good chain they have here and there on Cape
Seafood Sams- (there's one in Yarmouth) awesome take out - get some fried lobster if they have it
lg butterflied shrimp are awesome too
One of my favs on 6A is Amari's- really cozy and food is excellent

 

[Talon]

Wow Casper! Thanks a ton. What a valuable bunch of resources. I've never done any ocean hunting, so just the opportunity will be fun. I'm a freshwater lake guy. Really we're just looking forward to experiencing the seaside life, but I'd like to get a few hunts in while there. Thank you for all the restaurant ideas. I hope to be sick of seafood by the time we go home!

 

[Sandancer]

No wonder I have not found much over the years on Cape Cod. Casper-2 has cleaned the beaches ! Have lived here for 45 years and been detecting for about 20. You are right that the National Seashore beaches are taboo. Too bad because I am sure they would be a treasure trove. When I first moved here I did not know the National Seashore beaches were off limits and I walked on to one with an old Radio Shack second hand detector under my arm and a Ranger nearly tackled me!
Other than the National Seashore all public beaches are legal as far as I know, and there are many. Just be polite, fill you holes, and good luck! Also Caspers restaurant recommendations are right on.

 

[CASPER-2]

That is a sample - I try showing hunts where I got 2 or more good rings - got a lot of hunts out there where I only got 1
Those are all from water - and high percentage of them are "old" gold or older gold - lot of those were found over a foot deep
some close to 2 ft deep - I hunt in all metal with sensitivity cranked and go for whispers
I wish i had gone out there earlier - I know so many veteran hunters out there - I figured they had it cleaned out
I go way out at beaches there where they used to swim 50+ yrs ago - I also hit the old wharf/pier spots from the mid 1800s
I will take a fresh drop if its given to me but dont go hunting for them - too much competition- i may be down her on Monday -tues
most likely just for the food if the beaches are closed

No wonder I have not found much over the years on Cape Cod. Casper-2 has cleaned the beaches ! Have lived here for 45 years and been detecting for about 20. You are right that the National Seashore beaches are taboo. Too bad because I am sure they would be a treasure trove. When I first moved here I did not know the National Seashore beaches were off limits and I walked on to one with an old Radio Shack second hand detector under my arm and a Ranger nearly tackled me!
Other than the National Seashore all public beaches are legal as far as I know, and there are many. Just be polite, fill you holes, and good luck! Also Caspers restaurant recommendations are right on.

 

[CASPER-2]

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9z...D_Gglsg/videos

please subscribe to my page
you'll see other stuff from Cape in my vids
i'm thinking of making an album here with just Cape finds - ive lost a lot of pics from crashed computers from the past
from early 2000's

 

[l2hunt]

some nice finds for sure!

 

[Mudflap]

After Casper cleans out the gold he cleans out the restaurants too! grin

 

[CASPER-2]

I call them culinary treasures

After Casper cleans out the gold he cleans out the restaurants too! grin