Paddling near Eastham, MA

Eastham sits on the outer Cape in Barnstable County, flanked by the Cape Cod National Seashore's protected lands and waters. The area is best known for Nauset Marsh—a tidal maze of channels, sandbars, and barrier beach accessible from Salt Pond—and for freshwater paddling on ponds like Flax Pond at Nickerson State Park and Great Pond. Calm, wildlife-rich water makes this one of the most accessible paddling destinations on the East Coast.