Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, 937 acres, provides peace and unmatched beauty on the hillsides and shoreline overlooking Wellfleet Harbor. Extensive trails bring you to a panoramic salt marsh, sandy barrier beach, and pine woodlands, each attracting a wide array of wildlife. The sanctuary features a universally accessible trail and an award-winning “green” nature center with numerous exhibits and aquariums.

Sanctuary Highlights

• Fiddler crabs scurrying in the salt marsh and green herons fishing in Goose Pond.
• Summer camp programs in Wellfleet and Chatham are designed to promote curiosity about the natural world.
• Year-round programs for all ages are based on research and conservation projects focusing on threatened shorebirds, terrapins, horseshoe crabs, and sea turtles.
• Hands-on activities during wildlife cruises in Cape Cod Bay and Nauset Marsh.
• Cape Cod Field School with courses for adults that focus on the area’s unique coastal environment and wildlife.

Trail Mileage: 5 miles (universally accessible: .5 mile round-trip).

The AllTrails website has descriptions and maps of hikes at Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary.

Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary (Birdability) webpage