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Rte. 6A, Brewster
508 896-3491
Travel the road to the upper campgrounds in Nickerson State Park and you may
think for a moment that you have been magically transported to the Berkshire
Hills or the piney woods of the Carolinas. Nowhere in sight are the sand dunes
and salt marshes usually associated with Cape Cod. Instead, you are surrounded
by woods that slope down to the banks of eight crystal clear fresh water ponds.
Yet, if you walk or bicycle through the woods, you will find no rivers or
streams feeding the ponds. These are “kettle ponds,” among more than 300 formed
as glaciers retreated from the Cape over 10,000 years ago. Completely dependent
on groundwater and precipitation, the water level in the ponds fluctuates from
season to season and year to year.
Nickerson's 1900 acres offers more than 420 campsites, including yurt camping,
an amphitheater, eight miles of roads, hiking trails, an eight mile bike path
that connects to the 25 mile Cape Cod Rail Trail, and ponds stocked year-round
with trout. Cape Cod Bay is within walking or bicycling distance. You can swim
and canoe at Flax Pond; birdwatch or catch-and-release fish at Higgins Pond, or
participate in the many seasonal interpretive and recreational programs offered
by park staff. |
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