Wellfleet Bay 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. Please leave dogs and other pets at home.
Come watch birds with us! We're offering birding walks three times a week this summer. Pre-register now >
It's nesting time for diamondback terrapins! Join us to search for signs of nesting females and learn about our work to protect this native species. Register >
This summer a series of one-hour birding walks is planned on the sanctuary's All Person's Trail. The programs are designed for people who may not feel comfortable or capable of joining longer walks.
It's box turtle breeding season and Wellfleet Bay's turtles are on the move! Visitors are being urged to watch out for turtles crossing the sanctuary's long driveway.