Family
Activities
There is something for
everyone!!!!!!!!
Adventure Isle- Rt 28 (508) 759-2636 This place has state of the art bumper boats with their own
lagoon which wraps around an 18 hole miniature golf course. Also has a "kiddie-land" for the little
ones. Go-carts and a giant slide, that kids will love.
Ryan Family Amusements Buzzards Bay 508-759-9892. A favorite place for the entire family.
Features candlepin, ten pin, mystic and bumper bowling. Also Arcade & skill games. Also located Oak
Bluffs ( Martha's Vineyard).
Falmouth Cape Cod Baseball League- See a free game featuring tomorrow's stars with the
Falmouth's own team, the Falmouth Commodores. Weeknights at 7pm and weekends at 5:30pm at
Guv Fuller Field (Rt.28)
National Marine Fisheries Aquarium- Albatross and Water St, Woods Hole 508-495-2001 The
oldest research aquarium in the country complete with outdoor seal tank. See how an aquarium
works and meet the local sea creatures in the touch tanks
Ocean Quest  Waterford Park Woods Hole; 1-800-376-2326- Get your hands wet and learn
about the waters of the cape. Travel on a 60 FT vessel where kids can learn to haul traps, use
instrumentation, play in touch tanks, and learn the basics of oceanography.
Patriot Party Boats Falmouth Harbor, 508-548-2626 or 1-800-734-0088- Over 30 years leaving
from Falmouth Harbor taking families fishing. In the summer enjoy a 2 hour daysail on a 65 FT
Schooner Liberte or enjoy watching the sunset on the scenic cruises every evening.
Cape Cod Canal Visitor Center 508-833-9678- Learn the history of the world's widest sea-level
canal. See the retired 41 FT US Army Corps of Engineers patrol boat, 46 seat theater showing a
DVD presentation of the history, critters and wildflowers of the canal and more. Admission is free
and the center is closed on Mondays & Tuesdays.
BIKING, ROLLERBLADING, NATURE WALKING- Along the Shining Sea Bike Trail-Falmouth-This
trail, which is an easy 7.2 miles (round trip), is a level path between Falmouth and Woods Hole. It
starts at Locust and Mill Rds in Falmouth and ends at Railroad Ave. in Woods Hole. It follows the
coast with Vineyard Sound views, and includes a absolutely magnificent view of Nobska Light
pearched on its knoll looking over the ocean.  
Cape Cod Canal Trail-Bourne Along the Cape Cod Canal 13 mile(round trip) level trail runs alond
the Cape Cod Canal from Bourne to Sandwich on the Cape side. There are numerous rest areas
along the path where people stop to watch the boaters and fishers.
Mountain Biking,Cape Otis Air Base-Many off road trails riding is permitted on the Town of
Falmouth and Crane Conservation Land, which is not part of the base. The best way to access the
riding is from route 151. There are many trailsin this area which don not go onto base property.
Parking is along Rt. 151 near the dirt mound after you exit from MacArthur Blvd Rt 28

BEACHES

Falmouth Heights Beach: Just
east of Falmouth's Inner Harbor
facing Martha's Vineyard 3/10
walking distance.
Bristol Beach- Falmouth Heights
2/10 walking distance
Surf Drive Beach: Just a short
walk from Main Street and the
center of town.
Stoney Beach: Located in Woods
Hole.
Woodneck Beach: Most natural
and remote of all Falmouth's public
beaches.
Old Silver Beach: Located in North
Falmouth features really soft sand
beach.

PUBLIC GOLF COURSES:

Upper Cape

Falmouth Country Club
508-548-3211
Ballymeade Country Club
508-540-4005
Cotuit High Ground Course
508428-9863
Paul Harney Golf Club
508-563-9800
Woodbriar Golf Club
508-540-1600
Holly Ridge Golf Club
508-428-5577
Olde Barnstable Fairgrounds
508-420-1142
Woods Hole Golf Club
508-548-2932

LIGHTHOUSES OF CAPE COD

Nobska Light, Woods Hole- Built in
1928
Sandy Neck Light, Barnstable - Built in
1826
Lewis Bay Light, Hyannis Harbor
Hardings & Chatham Lights,
Chatham Champlain Rd. - Twin
lighthouses were built in Chatham in
1808 and the northern light was moved
to Eastham in 1923.
Nauset Light, Eastham Ocean View
Drive.
Cape Cod Light, Truro In 1797
George Washington ordered the
construction of the Cape's first
lighthouse to warn sailors of area
"Graveyard of Ships" This is the most
powerful light in New England; ships
from 30 miles away identify this
landmark.


Coming to the Cape for a vacation and you will need to know about some activities that are
enjoyable to the entire family