=Roland C. Nickerson State Park=, on the eastern edge of Brewster, is an excellent place to camp if you plan to spend much time in the National Seashore. The park has 1,955 acres with more than 400 campsites available on a first-come, first-served basis. Recreational activities include freshwater swimming, boating, bicycling, and hiking. For bicyclists the Cape Cod Rail Trail links the state park with the National Seashore 8 miles away. For further information, write: Roland C. Nickerson State Park, Main Street, Brewster, MA 02631-0003; telephone 518-896-3491. For more information about the town, call the Brewster Board of Trade: 508-896-5713. Chatham Chatham sits at the Cape’s elbow, facing both the Atlantic and Nantucket Sound. As a result, the morning fog seems to stay a little longer in Chatham than elsewhere on the Cape. Commercial fishing boats still work out of Chatham harbors, but the main activity in the summer is tending to vacationers’ needs. Main Street, Mass. 28, is a beehive of shops, motels, and restaurants. The Fourth of July parade and Friday evening summer band concerts are longtime Chatham traditions. An overlook near the =Coast Guard lighthouse= on Main Street provides excellent views of the Atlantic and of the massive swath cut through the Nauset (North) Beach spit in a storm in 1987. Just south of the lighthouse, on Morris Island, is the =Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge=, a difficult place to access but a great place for birdwatching. Guided natural history tours on the island are available through the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History and the Wellfleet Bay Audubon Sanctuary. Chatham has a few small public beaches and a large one, Harding Beach on Nantucket Sound. Remember, the waters of Nantucket Sound are usually calmer and about 5 degrees warmer than those of the Atlantic. Diligent history buffs can locate a marker at Stage Harbor commemorating Samuel de Champlain’s visit in 1606. =Other places of interest=: Old Atwood House, built in 1752, on Stage Harbor Road; Chatham Railroad Museum; Old Gristmill; fishing boats unloading at Chatham Fish Pier. ############################################# Eastham and Wellfleet [Illustration: _Penniman House_ _Old Schoolhouse Museum_ _Wellfleet church door_ _Trail to Great Island_] =The character of the Cape’s landscape changes the farther out you go from the mainland. At Eastham and Wellfleet the land becomes noticeably flatter, the vegetation sparser, and the sand more evident. You’ve reached the Outer Cape—and the National Seashore.= =Eastham is home to the National Seashore’s Salt Pond Visitor Center, and Wellfleet is home to its headquarters. A stop at the visitor center east of U.S. 6 is an excellent way to discover—through films, exhibits, publications, interpretive programs, and guided walks—the Outer Cape’s many natural and historical features and recreational opportunities (see pages 90-91).= Eastham