Rail Trail
Cape Cod Rail Trail
- Status
- Status not posted
- Entrance fee
- Statewide rule — see below
- Day-use reservations
- None mentioned
- Dogs
- Not stated — check with park
- Camping
- None listed
- Official site
- mass.gov
Official page last checked Oct 29, 2026. How we keep this current
Overview
Cape Cod Rail Trail is a trail in Barnstable County, about 17 miles northeast of Barnstable Town.
Fees and passes
Per vehicle (parking fees at staffed day-use areas), varying by site.
Statewide fee rule from Massachusetts's park system; this park’s page doesn’t list its own fees.
Amenities
Facilities
- Parking
✓ listed by the park · ✕ the park says it is not available. Anything not shown here isn’t mentioned by the official source — that means unknown, not unavailable.
Getting there
- Nearest town
- Barnstable Town — about 17 mi northeast (straight line)
- Coordinates
- 41.7790, -70.0583
Nearby state parks
Nickerson State Park
2.2 mi southeast (straight line)
Brewster State Forest2.9 mi south (straight line)
Hawksnest State Park4.8 mi south (straight line)
Wellfleet Hollow State Campground10.5 mi north (straight line)
Barnstable State Forest16.5 mi southwest (straight line)
Shawme-Crowell State Forest23.5 mi west (straight line)
Scusset Beach State Reservation23.9 mi west (straight line)
Ellisville Harbor State Park25 mi west (straight line)
Sources and freshness
- Massachusetts State Parks (DCR MassParks) — park page — last checked Oct 29, 2026
- DCR State Parks GIS: 'DCR owned and managed lands - whole site' (ArcGIS Online, owner DCRStateParks; 'DCR owned & managed Open Space dissolved on field Site name. Current as of 8/18/2026'), filtered to recreation destinations by name
- Wikidata
- USGS PAD-US 4.1 (boundary and acreage)
“Last checked” is when our system last read the official source. No change has been detected since this page was first published. Hours, fees and rules can change without notice — confirm with the park before you go. Methodology