Veteran’s Beach

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Veteran’s Beach is one of the Hyannis beaches that always seems to be a bit less crowded than the other local beaches. Still can get packed on weekends in the summer but the huge parking lot doesn’t seem to ever get completely filled.
The price of parking during the day is twenty dollars but of course in the off season it’s free. The water is very shallow and in low tide you can go out a long way before getting past your knees. Makes it a nice beach for little kids and people that don’t want to be battered by huge waves. The ocean water is still pretty nippy but for some reason seems warmer than surrounding Cape Cod beaches.
The beach does contain a lot of rocks but they are small and very worn and round ones so they don’t really bother your feet. The beach usually has a whole beach of shells of all different kinds that are great for art projects or just to collect. On most warm days you can see a lot of small crabs scurrying around doing whatever it is crabs like to do.
The park has lifeguards during the day and a little playground, decent bathrooms and a concession stand for simple food and beverages. A nice gentle beach that is a place to swim in the hot weather and walk along in the cooler weather.

Veteran’s Beach is definitely a good spot to hang out at. It is not crowded and the water is extremely warm (well in comparison to LA beaches haha). I went here during the summer and I would guess that is peak season. The parking here costs $ 20.00 for the whole day.
There’s plenty to do here. The kids can either play in the water, which is about 2 feet deep or jump around on the playground equipment. In addition, if you look in the water, you can find tons of wild life running around. I’m pretty sure I spent at least half of my day here catching random hermit crabs and trying to catch the little fish swimming around.

Nice beach — good views of the water and the boats on the water. Sand is a little rockier than others in the area. Has a cute little playground for the little ones. Water is very shallow and gentle. Lifeguards present and attentive.

Great beach for kids! Lots of families and shells for little ones to collect. Beautiful relaxing views of Hyannis Harbor and great playground for when kids need a break from swimming. The JFK Memorial is just up the hill overlooking the Harbor. Beautiful spot. They also have a nice picnic area with charcoal grills.
Nice clean restrooms, just a short walk from the beach.

My family has been hosting our beach day for over 20 years at this beach and this past Saturday was a total buzz kill.
After driving in 3+ hours of traffic, I finally made it only to be told that I was unable to park because the people attending the regalia had parking space preference. What?
There were plenty of spaces in the parking lot designated for beach goers but I was still not allowed to park there.
The supervisor (young woman, brown hair) told me that my only option was to park on the grass outside the beach and risk getting a ticket or towed. On top of that she was completely rude and lacks customer service skills. My dad and one of my sisters were practically begging her to let me in to park.
She gave me such a hard time about parking and had the nerve to tell my sister that she would get kicked off the beach because she’s being problematic.
All she kept saying was «When 10 cars leave then you can park.»
Finally about after a good 30 minutes of this back and forth (around 2:15PM) about 4 cars left and 6 cars entered (including mine).
We paid the $ 20 entrance fee and parked in one of the several spaces that I saw from before that were still available.
What’s makes me even more angry is at 3PM the parking attendants were all off duty and parking was a free for all. WTF!
In all honesty the supervisor seemed like she was on a power trip for no reason.
The older guy with the glasses was very nice and much more professional and should be the supervisor.

Great beach for kids. Clean. Watch out for the grouchy guy at the Vets memorial though. Clean, clear water. No seaweed. Easy to keep an eye the kids. We enjoyed it.

Veterans Beach is a nice place to visit if you’re looking to barbecue and have the kiddos play on a beach as well as a playground.
It’s not the largest beach by any means but a good size. Lifeguards are present during the day making it safer for everyone. The picnic and playground areas are nice and clean. Parking is $ 15 per day so don’t freak out when you get there. Weekly passes are also available.
This venue is great for group outings in the summer… highly recommended.

This is a great beach for families with young children!!!
It’s a small beach with a playground across the parking lot. We were there in late August. It wasn’t crowded & we happily spent the entire day there.
The water isn’t deep & it’s relatively flat for a long way out. Since it’s essentially a harbor, the water isn’t rough and was considerably warmer than at other nearby beaches.
The bathrooms were big and cleaner than I expected.
My children spent the afternoon catching (and releasing) hermit crabs and small fish. We even saw a few crabs scurrying about in the water. We watched the tour boats going past toward Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard. We made sandcastles. We even enjoyed a picnic lunch.