You can now stay in a remote, historic ‘dune shack’ on Cape Cod. Here’s how

TRURO, Mass. — The National Park Service is now seeking requests for proposals to lease eight historic “dune shacks” within Cape Cod National Seashore.

The small, weathered dune shacks are located within the Peaked Hill Bars National Register of Historic District in Provincetown and Truro and are offered under a lease term of 10 years, according to the National Parks Service.

Proposals for the dune shacks must be submitted by July 3, 2023, at 5 p.m.

The opportunity to submit a proposal to lease any of these eight properties is competitive and is open to all interested persons and businesses,” the NPS wrote in an announcement.

The dune shack properties will be leased “as-is with all faults.” The lessee will be expected to do the following:

• Occupy and maintain the dune shack as a traditional dune shack.
• The lessee will be responsible for the cost and implementation of all repairs, and replacements needed to occupy the buildings including items such as roof replacement, carpentry repairs, and addressing fire and life safety code issues.
• The lessee will be required to perform routine maintenance.

The eight shacks are built on pilings to adjust for the ever-moving sand dunes surrounding the properties.

The houses are remote, with no paved roads leading to them. Access is required by foot or by 4x4 vehicle along the park’s over-sand corridor. There is limited running water, plumbing, and electrical fixtures in most of the shacks.

Appointment-only site tours will be held on June 15, 2023. To request an appointment for a site tour, or to ask questions about the leasing process or properties, please email caco_leasing@nps.gov.

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