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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.
Location: 291 State Highway Route 6, South Wellfleet, MA 02663
Phone: 508-349-2615
Hours: Open daily, 8:30 am–5 pm; Trails open daily, 7 am–dusk
Featured Program(s)
Full Moon Hikes
© Len Edgerly
Take a guided walk to look (and listen) for nocturnal wildlife under a full moon. Sign up >
Summer Kayaking
Kayak Trips
Explore the Outer Cape's beautiful salt marshes, ponds, and rivers by kayak. Register today >
Birding Programs
Fantastic Fall Birds
Short-billed Dowitcher
We have lots of great birding walks and trips for all ages and experience levels! Go birding >
Diamondback Terrapins
Search for Tiny Terrapins
Diamondback Terrapin © Terri Munson
Help us find Diamondback Terrapin hatchlings around the salt marshes! Sign up >
Sanctuary News & Events
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
Wellfleet Bay has been providing programs to Cape Cod schools for nearly 40 years. But recently, the sanctuary has expanded its reach into a new, key age group—preschool!
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
Over the past couple years, we've added some serious muscle to Wellfleet Bay's birding "bench strength" thanks to two accomplished birders that have joined our staff—Jim Sweeney and Joel Wagner.
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
Melissa Lowe Cestaro—a 25-year veteran of Mass Audubon—has been chosen to succeed Sanctuary Director Bob Prescott, who is retiring this fall after nearly 40 years at the helm.
Upcoming Programs
Experience the best of morning bird activity with a Wellfleet Bay naturalist on this walk along Goose Pond Trail. From pine wo... Learn More >
Mass Audubon's Tern Island is a 28-acre island located just a stone's throw from the shoreline of Chatham's mainland. It featu... Learn More >
Wellfleet Bay has re-established a bird banding station to study the migration of songbirds. The Sanctuary has a long history... Learn More >