Boston/Cape Cod/Bar Harbor in September

We went to Boston and Cape Cod in September and loved it. Especially a Cape Cod. I've never been there in the summer but hear it's a horror show with the traffic. Not so in September. You can go to any beach for free yet everything is still open.

Cape Cod in Sept and Oct is what we live for here. When we're sitting in bumper to bumper traffic on Route 6 in July, our chant is "October is only 3 months away".

BEST time of year to be up here. Crowds are gone, weather is usually near perfect, and kids are back in school. Almost everything stays open until at least Columbus Day weekend. It's also apple picking and the start of fair season that time of year.

Search this Forum for each location for lots of info.

Just like the others say September and October are the best months on the Cape.

Ditto the Cape comments for Bar Harbor. We've been camping in Bar Harbor for the last 8 Septembers - in fact we just returned. Crowds are absent, traffic is light, and if shops and restaurants close for the winter it's usually on Columbus Day. The magnificent scenery is there all year!

Good to know! Thanks all.