Truro, Massachusetts
'The sea-shore is a sort of neutral ground, a most advantageous point from which to contemplate this world.' ― Henry David Thoreau, Cape Cod







- More about your Oliver Guide: Rachel Wynne
- Trip type: Family, Beach
- Activity level: easy
- Ideal length of trip: One or Two Weeks
to & from
Drive from Boston or during the summer there are regular Cape Air flights from Boston Logan and Provincetown Airport but better still, take the 90-minute ferry from Boston run by Bay State Cruise Company and Boston Harbor Cruises at the South Station. (Provincetown is 9 miles up the road).
Where to Stay
Rent for a week in Truro, but make *note* there is a difference between Truro and North Truro; staying in Truro you will not have to be on Rt 6 as much.