PRACTICAL INFORMATION A-Z
EASTHAM
Animal Control Officer
508-255-0551 x256
Eastham has a strict “leash law” and dogs are not allowed on any town beaches from Jun 15-Labor Day. They are, however, allowed at Dyer Prince Road and Rock Harbor Beach Area, except from 8am-5pm.
PROVINCETOWN
Animal Control Officer
508-487-1212
Provincetown has a strict “leash law” and a “pooper scooper” law. Pets are prohibited from “protected” beaches, (areas clearly marked in the National Seashore) and must be kept on a leash (6’ maximum) in other areas. Dogs are never allowed to be loose. See individual postings at each beach for specific information.
TRURO
Animal Control Officer
508-487-8730
Any dogs off the owner’s property must be on a leash. The owner or person in charge of a loose dog is subject to a fine. Owners are required to pick up after their dogs. Dogs are prohibited from public beaches at peak hours. See individual postings at each beach for specific information.
WELLFLEET
Animal Control Officer
508-349-3702
All dogs on public property must be kept on a leash. Dogs on a leash are allowed on Duck Harbor, Newcomb Hollow, Maguire’s Landing, Cahoon Hollow, and White Crest beaches before 9am and after 5pm. Dogs are prohibited from all ponds. To get to the dog run at Cahoon Hollow, take the dirt road right before the Great Pond parking lot.
Sea Turtle Stranding Patrol
508-349-2615 x104
A recovery and response team that assists stranded Sea Turtles from Oct to Jan.
Wild Care
508-240-2255
A wildlife rehabilitation center caring for ill, injured, or orphaned native wild animals from all over Cape Cod and beyond. Open 7 days a week 9am-5pm. No charge for services.
EASTHAM
Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank and ATM
75 Brackett Rd North Eastham 508-240-5000
Seaman’s Bank and ATM
4355 State Hwy North Eastham 508-240-0032
TD Banknorth and ATM
Rte 6A and Brackett Rd (at Village Green Shopping Plaza) North Eastham 508-255-9316
PROVINCETOWN
Seamen’s Savings Bank and ATM
221 Commercial St 508-487-0035
Seamen’s Savings Bank and ATM
56 Shank Painter Rd (in Grand Union lot)
508-487-6053
TD Banknorth and ATM
103 Shank Painter Rd 508-487-9091
TD Banknorth (ATM only)
307 Commercial St at MacMillan Wharf, next to the Chamber of Commerce
Grand Union Family Markets (ATM only)
28 Shank Painter Rd 508-487-4903
TRURO
Seamen’s Savings Bank and ATM
350 Rte 6 North Truro 508-487-2211
WELLFLEET
Seamen’s Savings Bank and ATM
2746 Rte 6 508-349-2000
TD Banknorth and ATM
Main St and Rte 6 508-349-3122
Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank and ATM
345 Main St 508-349-3711
EASTHAM
Harbormaster
555 Old Orchard Rd 508 240-5972
Mon-Fri 8am-4pm & Sat 9am-12pm. Must show a valid boat registration to obtain mooring permit.
PROVINCETOWN
Harbormaster
508-487-7030
www.provincetownpublicpiercorporation.com
Harbor speed limit is 5 mph. Areas inside breakwater and near moorings are “NO WAKE.”
Boat dockage is available from:
Provincetown Marina 508-487-0571
Boat moorings are available from:
Flyer’s Boat Shop 508-487-0518
Provincetown Marina 508-487-0571
TRURO
Harbormaster
508-349-2555
In Truro, boat-launching facilities are available at Pamet Harbor on Depot Rd. The channel is navigable for four hours before and after high tide. Contact the harbormaster 7am-7pm daily from late Jun-Labor Day.
WELLFLEET
Harbormaster
508-349-0320
The speed limit for Wellfleet Harbor is 5 mph inside the breakwater. There are two launch ramps. The cost is $10 per day or $100 per season. Transient slips are $40 per night plus $2 per foot over 30’. Transient moorings are $25 per night in season, plus $2 per foot over 30’. The harbormaster is reachable by phone, CB, or radio: 16 & 9 VHF.
EMERGENCY: DIAL 911
For non-emergency calls:
Eastham 508-255-2324
Provincetown 508-487-0345
Truro 508-487-7548
Wellfleet 508-349-3754
HEALTH SERVICES
EMERGENCY: DIAL 911
Cape Cod Hospital Emergency Room
27 Park St Hyannis 508-771-1800
Open 24 Hours in Hyannis, exit 7 off Rte 6
Outer Cape Health Services Provincetown Clinic
49 Harry Kemp Way 508-487-9395
www.outercape.org
Mon-Fri 8am-5pm Sat 9am-1pm. Extended hours Jul 3-Labor Day. Call for more information.
Outer Cape Health Services Wellfleet Clinic
3130 Rte 6 508-349-3131
www.outercape.org
Mon, Tue, Thu & Fri 8am-5pm. Wed 8am-7pm. Extended hours Jul 3-Labor Day. Call for more information.
EASTHAM
Mid-Cape Hostel
75 Goody Halley Dr 508-255-2785
Open May-Sep. Call for rates.
PROVINCETOWN
Outermost Hostel
28 Winslow St, PO Box 491 508-487-4378
Office: 8-10am and 5:30-9:30pm
Dorm: $25 per night per person
TRURO
Hostelling International
111 North Pamet Rd 508-349-3889
Open late Jun-early Sep
Dorm: $25-$32 per night per person. Private rooms available at an additional cost.
HOTLINES
Alcohol/Drug Abuse Hotline
800-252-6465
Domestic Violence & Abuse Hotline
Provincetown 508-487-6333
Hyannis 508-771-6507
Orleans 508-240-3845
Hotline 800-439-6507
Poison Control Center
800-682-9211
Suicide & Personal Crisis Hotline
888-SUICIDE (784-2433)
EASTHAM
Am HaYam Cape Cod Havurah
Chapel in the Pines 220 Samoset Rd
508-255-9225
Shabbat Services: November through March: 1st Fri of each month 7:30 pm. April through October: 1st and 3rd Fri of each month 7:30 pm. An Oneg Shabbat follows every service. Challah and liquid refreshments are provided. Please bring fruit/sweets to share.
Eastham United Methodist Church
3200 Rte 6 508-255-8774
www.eumccapecod.org
Sunday Services: 8am and 10:15am
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses
55 Governor Prence Rd 508-255-4923
Sunday Public Talk and Watchtower: 10am. Book Study: Tue 1:30pm and 7pm. Ministry School/Service Meeting: Thu 7pm
Nauset Fellowship Unitarian Universalist
Chapel in the Pines 220 Samoset Rd
508-240-1979
www.nfuu.org
Sunday Program: 10am
Our Lady of Lourdes Parish at Visitation Church (Roman Catholic)
930 Massasoit Rd North Eastham 508-349-2222
Daily Mass: Mon-Fri 9am, Sat 4 pm. Sun Mass: 8 am, 9:30 am, 11 am all year-round and 7 am in the summer.
PROVINCETOWN
Saint Mary of the Harbor (Episcopal)
517 Commercial St 508-487-2622
www.stmaryoftheharbor.org
Services: Holy Communion all year. Sun 10am, Jul-Aug 8am and 10am
Wed 8am Holy Communion and Healing, Sat 8am Lay Led Liturgy
Saint Peter the Apostle (Roman Catholic)
11 Prince St 508-487-4251
Mass: Sun 8:30am and 10:30am. Jul-Aug, Sun Mass is 8am, 9:30am, and 11am. Vigil: Sat 4pm. Weekday Mass: Mon, Tue, and Fri 8am; Thu 12pm. Confession: Sat 3:15-3:45pm. Services are held in the parish hall.
Provincetown United Methodist Church
20 Shank Painter Rd 508-487-4925
Service: Sun 10am
Unitarian Universalist Meeting House
236 Commercial St 508-487-9344
www.uumh.org
Service: Sun 11am, choir rehearsal is at 10am
TRURO
Christian Union Church (Interdenominational)
Rte 6A North Truro 508-487-9137
Rev E. Bonnie Goodwin, UCC. All are welcome.
Services: Sun 10am. Bible Study: Mon 9:30am
First Congregational Parish
Meetinghouse Rd, near Truro Town Hall
508-349-7735
Open Father’s Day through mid-Sep only.
Services: Sun 10am
Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Roman Catholic)
13 Pond St North Truro 508-487-0095
Open Jul and Aug only.
Mass: Sat 5pm, Sun 8:30am and 9:30am
WELLFLEET
Chapel of Saint James the Fisherman (Episcopal)
2317 Rte 6, next to Post Office 508-349-2188
www.stjameschapelwellfleet.org
Services: last Sun in Jun-first in Sep 7:30am and 9:30am; first 3 Sun in Jun and last 3 Sun in Sep, service is at 9am.
First Congregational Church (United Church of Christ)
200 Main St 508-349-6877
www.wellfleetcongochurch.homestead.com
Services: Sun 8:30am (communion service) and 10am (worship service)
Grace Chapel Assembly of God
Lieutenant Island Rd and Rte 6 508-349-9323
www.gracechapelag.com
Services: 10:30am (children’s church and nursery provided) and 6:30pm. Sunday School: Sun 9:30am. Bible Study: Wed 7pm.
Wellfleet United Methodist Church
250 Main St 508-349-7217 or 508-896-6811
www.wellfleetumc.org
Sunday School and childcare available year-round.
Service: Sun 10am
AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod
508-487-9445
www.asgcc.org
Cape Cod Human Services
800-894-2247
Council on Aging
North Eastham 508-255-6164
Provincetown 508-487-7080
Truro 508-487-2462
Wellfleet 508-349-2800
Helping Our Women (HOW)
336 Commercial St #9, Provincetown
508-487-4357
www.helpingourwomen.org
Resource & Referral agency for women from Provincetown to Eastham facing chronic, life threatening & disabling illnesses. Open 9am-5pm Mon-Fri. Closed holidays.
(There are no laundromats located in the towns of Eastham, Truro or Wellfleet.)
Orleans Coin-O-Matic
191 Rte 6A Orleans 508-255-2802
Open 24 hours a day/Drop-off service available.
Provincetown Laundromat
68rear Shank Painter Rd, Provincetown
New self-service Laundromat/Open daily.
EASTHAM
Eastham Public Library
190 Samoset Rd 508-240-5950
www.easthamlibrary.org
PROVINCETOWN
Provincetown Public Library
356 Commercial St 508-487-7094
www.ptownlib.com
TRURO
The Truro Public Library
5 Library Ln (off Standish Way) North Truro
508-487-1125
www.trurolibrary.org
WELLFLEET
Wellfleet Public Library
55 West Main St 508-349-0310
www.wellfleetlibrary.org
OUTDOOR SAFETY
Lyme disease is a danger on the Outer Cape. Check yourself and your pets carefully for ticks, especially if you have been in grassy or wooded areas. Poison ivy grows freely in the woods and in the dunes. Be careful and remember, “Leaves of three, let it be!”
The Cape is populated with coyotes. They prey on small dogs and cats, even during daylight hours. Please be careful with your pets!
EASTHAM
Parking is available for patrons of local businesses, restaurants, museums and other attractions in the lots and/or spaces designated. Be sure to obey all signs and postings. For more information call Eastham Town Hall at 508-240-5900.
PROVINCETOWN
Parking lots are marked on the fold-out map on the inside front cover. There are a few privately-operated lots on and off the beaten path. Towing is strictly enforced in-season. Parking meters are in effect days and evenings, 7 days a week. If your car is towed from the street in Provincetown, call the police in order to reclaim your vehicle. If you are towed from private property, look for a sign on the property or contact the property owner or call the police.
TRURO
Parking is available for patrons of local businesses, restaurants, museums and other attractions in the lots and/or spaces designated. Be sure to obey all signs and postings. For more information call Truro
Town Hall at 508-349-7004.
WELLFLEET
In Wellfleet Center, parking is available off Main St behind Town Hall. The First Congregational Church on Main St offers free parking when there are no church services. Parking is also available at the Town Pier and Mayo Beach. If you are towed, please call the Police Department. Parking lots are marked on the map on page 149.
EMERGENCY: DIAL 911
For non-emergency calls:
EASTHAM
2550 State Hwy 508-255-0551
www.c4.net/easthampd
PROVINCETOWN
26 Shank Painter Rd 508-487-1212
www.provincetown-ma.gov/safety.html
TRURO
344 Rte 6 508-487-8730
www.truropolice.org
WELLFLEET
36 Gross Hill Rd at Rte 6 508-349-3702
www.wellfleetpd.org
EASTHAM (02642)
2365 State Hwy 508-255-5783
Mon-Fri 9am-4:30pm, Sat 9:30-11:30am
NORTH EASTHAM (02651)
Brackett Rd 508-255-3651
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 9:30-11:30am
PROVINCETOWN (02657)
219 Commercial St 800-275-8777
Mon-Fri 8:30am-5pm, Sat 9am-12pm
NORTH TRURO (02652)
38 Shore Rd 800-275-8777
Mon-Fri 9:30am-1:30pm and 2:30-4:30pm,
Sat 9:30-11:30am
TRURO (02666)
16 Truro Center Rd 800-275-8777
Mon-Fri 9am-12pm and 1-4:30pm,
Sat 9:30-11:30am
WELLFLEET (02667)
2357 Rte 6 800-275-8777
Mon-Fri 9am-4:30pm, Sat 10am-12pm
SOUTH WELLFLEET (02663)
1426 Rte 6 800-275-8777
Mon-Fri 9am-12pm and 1-4:30pm,
Sat 9:30-11:30am
EASTHAM
The Eastham Recreation Commission
2500 State Hwy 508-240-5974
PROVINCETOWN
The Community Center
44 Bradford St 508-487-7097
www.provincetown-ma.gov/recreation.html
TRURO
Recreation Department
36 Shore Rd 508-487-1632
WELLFLEET
Recreation Department
300 Main St 508-349-0330 x116
www.wellfleetma.org
EASTHAM
Summer Season:
• Coast Guard Beach
• Cook’s Brook Beach
• First Encounter Beach
• Great Pond Beach
• Kingsbury Beach
• Nauset Light Beach
• Rock Harbor Beach
• Wiley Park
• Campground Beach
• Sunken Meadow Beach
• Thumpertown Beach
Year-round:
• Eastham Public Library
• Salt Pond Visitors Center, Doane Rd at Rte 6
PROVINCETOWN
Summer Season:
• Municipal Parking Lot, next to MacMillan Wharf
• National Seashore Visitor Center, Race Point Rd
• Beech Forest, Race Point Rd
• Herring Cove
• Race Point
• MacMillan Pier
Year-round:
• Town Hall, 260 Commercial St
• Police Station, 26 Shank Painter Rd
• Public Library, 356 Commercial St
TRURO
Summer Season:
• Corn Hill Beach
• Head of the Meadow
• Pilgrim Heights
• Ballston Beach
• Long Nook Beach
• Coast Guard Beach
• Great Hollow
• Highland Links Golf Course
• Pond Village
• Pamet Harbor
• Town Landing, Shore Rd
• Town Park, Truro Center
• Rest Area, Rte 6
• Snow’s Field
• Truro Central School
Year-round:
• Truro Public Library
• Chamber of Commerce
WELLFLEET
Summer Season:
• Town Pier (also has showers)
• Bakers Field Playground, Kendrick Ave across
from Mayo Beach
• White Crest Beach
• Newcomb Hollow
• Maguire’s Landing
• Marconi Station Site
Year-round:
• Town Hall, 300 Main St
• Police Station, 36 Gross Hill Rd at Rte 6
EASTHAM
Chamber of Commerce
473C State Hwy 508-240-7211
www.easthamchamber.com
Eastham Information Booth
Rte 6 & Governor Prence Rd
508-255-3444 or 508-240-7211
Salt Pond Visitor Center
Doane Rd off Rte 6 508-255-3421
As Cape Cod National Seashore's main visitor facility, Salt Pond Visitor Center features orientation movies on the half hour, a well-stocked bookstore, a comprehensive museum, and restroom facilities.
PROVINCETOWN
Chamber of Commerce
307 Commercial St 508-487-3424
www.ptownchamber.com
Provincetown Visitor Services Board
260 Commercial St (Town Hall) 508-487-7000 x536
www.provincetowntourismoffice.org
For a pdf of P’town events listings, please visit:
www.provincetownma.gov/visitor/2007/2007eventsrev070312.pdf
Provincetown Business Guild
3 Freeman St, #2 508-487-2313 or 800-637-8696
www.ptown.org
TRURO
Chamber of Commerce
2 Head of the Meadow Beach Rd at Rte 6
508-487-1288
www.trurochamberofcommerce.com
WELLFLEET
Chamber of Commerce
1410 State Hwy Rte 6
South Wellfleet 508-349-2510
www.wellfleetchamber.com
EASTHAM
2500 Rte 6 508-240-5900
www.eastham-ma.gov
PROVINCETOWN
260 Commercial St 508-487-7000
www.provincetowngov.org
TRURO
24 Town Hall Rd 508-349-7004
www.truro-ma.gov
WELLFLEET
300 Main St 508-349-0300
www.wellfleetma.org
TRANSPORTATION
See our Vacation Planning Guide
UPS 800-742-5877
UPS self-serve drop boxes are located at 3960 State Hwy in Eastham and outside of the Chach Restaurant at 73 Shank Painter Rd in Provincetown.
Cyber Cove, located at 237 Commercial St, Suite 23, in Whalers Wharf, Provincetown (508-487-7778) also handles UPS shipments.
Fed Ex 800-463-3339
Fed Ex drop boxes are located at 3960 State Hwy in Eastham, outside the P’town Post Office at 219 Commercial St & Wellfleet Post Office at 2357 Rte 6. Qwik Pack & Ship at 3700a State Hwy # 6 in Eastham, Mailspot Express at 170 Commercial St, lower level in P’town (508-487-6650), & Cyber Cove at 237 Commercial St Suite 23 in Whalers Wharf, P’town (508-487-7778) also handle Fed Ex shipments.
U.S. COAST GUARD
Provincetown Station 508-487-0077
Emergency 508-487-0070
PROVINCETOWN
Grand Union Family Markets
28 Shank Painter Rd 508-487-4903
Cyber Cove
237 Commercial St Suite 23 in Whalers Wharf
508-487-7778