Cape cod camping

My family has decided to drive down from Ontario, Canada to camp on Cape Cod. We have never been to Cape Cod and know little about it. Any advice on a good campground? or inexpensive things to do? My kids are 12 and 14 and like the ocean. We will also be bringing our bikes. We are thinking of going at the end of June. Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks

Cape cod camping

I love the ';outer cape'; ... there%26#39;s more nature and less ';hustle and bustle'; than places like Falmouth and Hyannis. That%26#39;s not to say you%26#39;ll be lonley by any means ... and some people prefer to be %26#39;where the action is%26#39; ... depends on what you like.

I suggest North of Highlands Camp Ground in Truro or Dunes%26#39; Edge in Provincetown. I%26#39;ve stayed at both these places.

North of Highlands is geared towards tents and pop-ups ... they never used to have RV sites, but may have added a few recently. It is an easy bike ride to the Cape Cod National Seashore%26#39;s Head of the Meadows beach.

Dunes%26#39; Edge is smaller than North of Highlands, and closer to downtown P-town (it can be walked or biked easily.)

Campgrounds in this area do not permit open fires. You can use a grill or a campstove, but no fire. With proper permits, you can have fires on the beach which is often nice.

You won%26#39;t be far from the National Seashore%26#39;s ';provincelands'; vistor center. You can see short films and pick up maps for walking and bike trails in the area. On Sunday mornings you can climb the Pilgrim Monument and tour the museum at the same location for a %26#39;voluntary donation%26#39;.

Provincetown is always interesting. You can grab a quick meal at a take out stand or go for a more upscale sit-down dinner. You can pick up whale watches and dune tours there.

Here%26#39;s a few links for you to check out.

http://www.capecodcamping.com/camping.php

http://www.dunes-edge.com/

http://www.nps.gov/caco/

http://www.provincetownwhalewatch.com/

http://www.artsdunetours.com/

http://www.pilgrim-monument.org/t3/index.php

Cape cod camping

if you don%26#39;t desire to go all the way to the Cape, your kids (as well as you) might like the Hampton Beach, NH or Salisbury beach, Ma. area.

http://www.hamptonbeach.org/

鈥bout.com/od/鈥ahamptonbeach.htm

http://www.sandandseafestival.com/

There are three large campgrounds on Cape Cod, along with many other smaller ones. There is Shawme Crowell State Park in Sandwich. There is Nickerson Campground in Brewster and The Bourne Scenic Park. You can google any of these to find more about them. I highly recommend them all for good facilities, though they are all different. Happy Camping!

Oh, and I forgot the Scusset Beach Campground, though that fills up quickly. It%26#39;s great though.

Thanks for all the helpful suggestions. We have done some research and have narrowed the campground choices to either Shady Knoll in Brewster or Paine%26#39;s campground in Wellfleet. Any thoughts on these? We definitely want to be able to have a campfire and be close to the ocean and bike paths.