The Craigville Beach Experience
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 5/1/08
I visited Cape Cod many years ago now and the first thing I wanted to see was the Kennedy compound, the Kennedy museum, and all the Kennnedy stuff, so I ventured into Hyannis. Got to know the small town and drove a bit further and fell in love with Craigville Beach. It is a wide beach, with exposure to east, south, and west, so you can see the sun rise, the blazing sun during the day and the beautful sunsets over Nantucket Sound. The water is salty, not a strong current almost like a bay, no real waves like the ocean, but calming none the less, good for small kids. It is crowded in the summer and it costs about ten dollars to park all day. The sand is white, soft, and the southern breezes are delightful. You can see Squaw island from the beach where the Kennedy's vacationed and you can walk to the end of both sides, which form a big U
(about four miles). They have lifeguards on duty, a refreshment stand for burgers and pops, but a good beach umbrella, chair and a great book will do, very enjoyable experience