This is one of the best visitor center I've ever been to. It's large inside, with a huge parking lot outside. It's got an amphiteater outside, a theater inside as well as an auditorium, museum, bookstore and a volunteer information desk...Very complete.
They show movies throughout the day so you check on the schedule. They also have lots of maps that show bike trails, hiking trails, beaches, etc...
Salt Pond Visitor Center plays the seashore's award-winning orientation movie, Standing Bold, throughout the day, and other films show on rotation. Films have open captions and assistive listening.
Staff are on duty to assist with trip planning. Brochures and maps are available; ask about the Junior Ranger and B.A.R.K. Ranger programs. Many ranger-guided activities occur or begin at the center. Evening programs are routinely held at the outdoor amphitheater or indoor auditorium during the summer.
Nearby are the popular 1.5 mile Nauset Marsh Trail, the Nauset Bicycle Trail, and the Buttonbush Trail, a .25 mile multi-sensory trail that features a guide rope and text panels printed in large lettering and Braille, as well as discovery activities for children.
In the visitor center lobby, a large map shows Cape Cod's glacial history, its position in the Gulf of Maine, and natural forces that continue to shape it. There are expansive views of the Salt Pond and Nauset Marsh from the lobby. The visitor center museum emphasizes the cultural themes represented on Cape Cod, including the First People--the Wampanoag; European settlement culture; fishing, life-saving, and lighthouses; communication technology; and tourism.
Very complete and educational....Just pleasant and very nicely laid out. read more