Explore this magnificent barrier beach with its sandy shoreline, expansive salt marsh, beautiful salt pond, and a unique colony of hardy red cedars.

Formed thousands of years ago by offshore currents, the barrier beach on Chappaquiddick Island’s eastern edge extends for seven miles from Wasque Point past the Cape Poge Lighthouse to the Gut. Powerful currents push through and flush Cape Poge Bay with oxygen-rich water that attracts striped bass, bluefish, bonito, and albacore, while tidal waters support extensive salt marshes around Poucha Pond.

Cape Poge elbow is home to a gull rookery and nests of piping plovers, least terns, and oystercatchers, while The Cedars offer a glimpse of century-old, low-growing eastern red cedars sculpted by salt spray and wind.

Ride a rumbling over-sand vehicle to tour and explore Cape Poge’s diverse upland, marine habitats and world-renowned fishing spots, and a lighthouse with origins dating to 1801, that used to guide ships through the shoal waters and shallows of Muskeget Channel into Edgartown Harbor.

For a different view, paddle through Poucha Pond or amble along an easily accessible two-mile walk at Wasque Beach Uplands.