June 21, 2022
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Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
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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.
Location: 291 State Highway Route 6, South Wellfleet, MA 02663
Phone: 508-349-2615
Hours: Open daily through Labor Day, 9 am-4 pm • Trails open daily, dawn to dusk
Turtle Prowls at Wellfleet Bay
Turtle Prowls
© Karen Kishpaugh
It's hatchling season! Join us on a patrol to look for hatching diamondback terrapin nests. Sign up soon! >
Late Summer Birding
Late Summer Birding
by Shawn Carey
Our weekly birding programs are a great opportunity to look for fall migrants! Preregister now >
Sanctuary News & Events
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
Having protected more than 400 nests, Wellfleet Bay Diamondback Terrapin volunteers and staff are gearing up for the second half of the season—and hatchlings!
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
Wellfleet Bay's sea turtle rescue volunteers and staff were treated recently to the rare opportunity to release healthy sea turtles back into a warm ocean.
Upcoming Programs
Take the road less traveled and cover new ground during this active weekend hiking the backwoods, beaches, and dunes of the Outer Cape. Read more
Learn about the ecology of several different coastal habitats, and the plants and animals uniquely adapted to live within them. Read more
Explore a variety of landscapes in search of tracks and signs left behind by animals that otherwise remain hidden . Read more