Road Trip Outer Cape Cod – Hyannis to Provincetown, Route 6A

Hyannis Provincetown
95
km
1h30
drive
Summer
season

The Itinerary

Past the "elbow" of Cape Cod, the Outer Cape unfurls 65 km of continuous beach protected by Cape Cod National Seashore (created by JFK in 1961). Route 6 runs straight to Provincetown, but Route 6A — the Old King's Highway — is the scenic alternative, longer, through heritage villages of Yarmouth Port, Brewster and Orleans.

Wellfleet, famous for oysters, hosts a still-operating 1950s drive-in cinema. Truro and the Cape Cod National Seashore dunes offer wild beaches (Highland Light, the Cape's oldest lighthouse, 1797). Marconi Beach and Race Point Beach rank among the best Atlantic beaches.

Provincetown ("P-town"), at the very tip, is known for its vibrant LGBTQ+ art scene, lobster restaurants, Province Lands Dunes, and whale-watching humpbacks from MacMillan Wharf — Stellwagen Bank is one of the world's top sites. The Pilgrim Monument (77 m) commemorates the Mayflower's 1620 arrival.

Points of Interest

  • ✦
    Cape Cod National Seashore
    65 km of federally protected beach, JFK 1961.
  • ✦
    Provincetown
    LGBTQ+ scene, lobster restaurants, humpback whales.
  • ✦
    Wellfleet
    Oysters, 1950s drive-in, wild beaches.
  • ✦
    Highland Light (Truro)
    The Cape's oldest lighthouse, 1797.
Practical info
  • Departure Hyannis
  • Destination Provincetown
  • Distance 95 km
  • Duration 1h30
  • Category Short (< 100 km)
  • Best season Summer
Themes
beach coast atlantic whale lgbtq massachusetts Lighthouse village

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