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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.
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Doris Countryman, a longtime volunteer who shared her love of birds and nature, left a special legacy to Wellfleet Bay so the place where she spent so much time enjoying nature could continue helping others enjoy it for years to come.