Ballston Beach
About
Ballston Beach is a public ocean beach in Truro, Massachusetts, within Cape Cod National Seashore. The Town of Truro manages it, and the nearest town of note is Provincetown, about 9 miles away. Summer is the warmest time to visit. Typical July highs reach about 79°F with lows near 64°F, and August is nearly the same, based on averages from a nearby weather station in Chatham. Several other spots sit close by. The Pamet Cranberry Bog Trail is just 0.2 miles away, and the Woods Walk at Highlands Center is about 2.8 miles off. Farther out are Bay View House, a campground about 4 miles away, and the Great Island Trail at roughly 5.2 miles.
Location
Ballston Beach
Massachusetts
Data: Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, Coast Guide Online. Source metadata · Official page
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: May–Oct. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 61–79°F and lows of 47–64°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Chatham Muni Ap, MA weather station, 22 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan39° high26° low
- Feb40° high26° low
- Mar44° high31° low
- Apr52° high39° low
- May62° high48° low
- Jun71° high57° low
- Jul79° high64° low
- Aug78° high64° low
- Sep71° high58° low
- Oct61° high47° low
- Nov52° high39° low
- Dec44° high31° low
Where it is
- Cape Cod National Seashore · National Park Service
- Nearest town
- Provincetown, Massachusetts · 9 mi
Source: NPS Land Resources boundaries; USGS GNIS populated places
Nearby
- Pamet Cranberry Bog TrailHiking0.2 mi
- Woods Walk at Highlands CenterHiking2.8 mi
- Bay View HouseCamping4 mi
- Great Island TrailHiking5.2 mi
- Herring River Overlook Conservation Land and TrailHiking5.4 mi
- Ocean View HouseCamping5.5 mi
- Sunrise HouseCamping5.6 mi
- Le Count Beach HouseCamping5.8 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
