![]() ![]() The available shacks are just eight of 19 that dot the dunes at the tip of Cape Cod as a part of the Peaked Hill Bars Historic District. There are 19 shacks in total across the dunes, eight of which are currently up for lease They are being offered 'as is with all faults,' and lessees would be required to maintain the homes up to historic and environmental standards, and barred from operating any sort of business out of them. The parks service is now opening public biddings on the eight available shacks for ten-year lease terms starting at annual prices from $2,000 to $16,000. ![]() Outhouses prevail as the common form of plumbing.Ĭonstructed on public land as far back as 1920 by fishermen or local Coast Guardsmen, the shacks have since become the property of the National Parks Service and been leased out to willing residents over the years. Located just outside of Provincetown on the Atlantic-facing tip of the cape, the shacks are half-buried in the shifting sands dunes that stretch down the coastline into neighboring town of Truro, and are accessible only by foot or with a 4x4 capable of navigating the sandy trails.įresh water in the simple structures is spare, electricity next to non-existent, cellular service a distant dream, and many of the shacks have just one room and are useful for little more than sleeping, sitting, or staring out the windows at the surrounding landscape. The National Park Service is offering a chance to lease eight historic and very off the grid dune shacks in remote Cape Cod. ![]()
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