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North River Wildlife Sanctuary

Photo Contest and Exhibition

Please Note
   Our Nature Center is closed Thanksgiving Day and Friday, Nov 27. Trails are open as usual.

At this sanctuary, a half-mile boardwalk leads you on a fascinating journey through a red maple swamp and small cattail marsh to a salt marsh overlooking the North River. During the spring and summer, the Woodland Loop usually offers a look at scarlet tanagers and ovenbirds. Because the sanctuary attracts a variety of birds and wildlife during different seasons, it’s exciting to visit throughout the year. Harbor seals are visible in the river as they occasionally swim past the platform at the end of the boardwalk.

Address:
2000 Main Street
Marshfield, MA 02050
781-837-9400
southshore@massaudubon.org

This sanctuary has the following universally accessible facilities: Nature Center, Restrooms.

Nature Center/Trail Hours:
Nature Center Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 5 pm; closed Saturday and Sunday. Trails: Open every day, dawn to dusk.
Parking
Rest Rooms
Universally Accessible Rest Rooms
Nature Center
Universally Accessible Nature Center
Education Programs
Camp Programs
Picnicking
Gift Merchandise
Specialized Garden
Information Kiosk
Trail Map
Boardwalk, Wildlife Blinds, or Towers
Indoor Exhibits
Showshoeing

For Your Safety
  • Do not feed any animals
  • Stay on trails to avoid ticks and poison ivy
  • Do not smoke anywhere on the sanctuary
  • Do not pick or collect plants or crops without permission
Avoid Conflicts with Wildlife
  • Do not bring pets, leashed or unleashed, on to the site
  • Picnic only in designated areas
  • Do not bring motorized vehicles or bicycles onto the site
  • Hunting, fishing, or trapping are not permitted

Admission:
$4 for nonmember adults;
$3 for nonmember children (2-12) and seniors

Directions:
If you are heading south on Rt 3: Take exit 13 (Rt 53, Hanover/Norwell). Turn left onto Rt 53. Go 0.6 miles and turn right at light onto Rt 123. Go 5.7 miles and turn right onto Rt 3A. Sanctuary entrance is 1.6 miles ahead on the left.

If you are heading north on Rt 3: Take exit 12 (Rt 139, Marshfield/Pembroke). Turn left onto Rt 139 and go 3 miles to Rt 3A. Turn left (north) and follow Rt 3A for 4.6 miles to sanctuary entrance on right.

Acres:
184

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