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Overview
About Sunrise House
Why stop
- A large ocean-view deck and a short walk to a public beach.
Heads up
- Guest-only lodging with limited parking; there is no day-use visit.
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The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Cape Cod Tour Guide
Your drive to Sunrise House, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Cape Cod National Seashore. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
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LeCount Hollow Beach at Maguire Landing0:00 / 0:26
“You're approaching LeCount Hollow Beach at Maguire Landing. Before planning a summer stop, check the town's parking rules: during the main beach season, this lot is restricted to resident stickers.”
Plays on the road 0.3 mi from Sunrise House in the Parkwolf Cape Cod Tour Guide.
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More about Sunrise House
Is this the stay you're looking for?Sunrise House is a four-bedroom Cape Cod National Seashore rental on a bluff above the Atlantic…
Sunrise House is a four-bedroom Cape Cod National Seashore rental on a bluff above the Atlantic in Wellfleet. It sleeps up to 10 and suits a family or group looking for a self-catering base by the water. The furnished deck looks toward the ocean, and a public beach is a short walk away. This is a stay to reserve, not a drop-in attraction; the house and deck are for authorized guests.
Set up for a groupThe house has one and a half bathrooms, a fully equipped kitchen, a washer and dryer, Wi-Fi,…
The house has one and a half bathrooms, a fully equipped kitchen, a washer and dryer, Wi-Fi, heat for a four-season stay, and a propane grill. Bring your own sheets and towels. No meal service is listed, so plan to cook or eat elsewhere.
Book and arrive with a planReserve through Recreation.
Reserve through Recreation.gov and return the signed NPS rental agreement to finalize the booking. The person named on the reservation must stay for the full rental, and parking is limited to the designated area. The nearby beach is public, but access to the house itself is for guests with an active reservation.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Cape Cod
459 sightingsGray SealMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
84 sightingsCoyoteMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
297 sightingsRed FoxMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
49 sightingsWhite-tailed DeerMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
263 sightingsHorseshoe CrabMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
73 sightingsGreat Blue HeronMost seen around 6 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Cape Cod. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
