July 22, 2019
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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, 9 am–4:30 pm; Trails open daily, 7 am–dusk
Marine Life Cruises
Marine Life Cruises
Family-friendly excursions to meet the creatures living in Cape Cod Bay! Through August 21. Sign up >
Summer Kayaking
Kayak Trips
Explore the Outer Cape's beautiful salt marshes, ponds, and rivers by kayak. Register today >
Owls Live!
Owls—Live! is August 1
Don't miss this exciting opportunity to get up-close with live owls! Save your spot >
Summer Camp
Still Time to Register for Camp!
Register now for Wellfleet Bay’s day camp sessions for ages 3–14. Learn more >
Sanctuary News & Events
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.
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
Several dozen seventh graders from Wayland had the rare chance to observe a necropsy of a Kemp's Ridley sea turtle and to look for plastics in tissue samples as part of a new curriculum.
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
Mass Audubon's sanctuaries on Cape Cod and the Islands are proud to offer free admission to active-duty U.S. military personnel and their families through Labor Day thanks to the Blue Star Museums program.
Upcoming Programs
Use dip nets and magnifiers to search for swimming, flying, and burrowing wildlife on the sanctuary's beach at low tide. Our w... Learn More >
Discover the fascinating fish of Wellfleet Bay! Meet live fish to learn how these aquatic creatures are perfectly adapted for... Learn More >
Explore four different habitats at the Sanctuary including the forest, fresh water, brackish water, and salt marsh in search o... Learn More >