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

Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
291 State Highway, Route 6
South Wellfleet, MA 02663
508-349-2615

Hours: Nature Center: Memorial Day to Columbus Day: Daily, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Columbus Day to Memorial Day: Tuesday through Sunday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Trails: Open every day, 8 a.m. to dusk (8 p.m. in the summer).

Directions:
From Boston: Follow Rt 3 south and cross the Sagamore Bridge to Cape Cod. Follow Rt 6 east for 45 miles. The sanctuary entrance is on the left just over the Wellfleet/ Eastham town line after the Wellfleet Drive-in Theater.

From Providence: Follow Rt I-195 or Rt I-495 to Rt 25 and cross the Bourne Bridge to Cape Cod. Turn off the Bourne Rotary at the exit for Rt 6 east. Continue on Rt 6 for 50 miles. The sanctuary entrance is on the left just over the Wellfleet/ Eastham town line after the Wellfleet Drive-in Theater.

From Provincetown: Take Rt 6 west to South Wellfleet. The sanctuary entrance is on the right just before the Wellfleet Drive-in Theater.