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.
Join us May 24th to learn about a community science project to monitor our firefly populations. Find out more >
Come watch birds with us! We’ll be offering birding walks twice a week starting in June. Pre-register now >
International Horseshoe Crab Day is coming up! To mark the occasion, Wellfleet Bay is planning programs for all ages to focus on the Cape's horseshoe crabs, how they live their lives, the serious challenges they face, and what's being done to protect these intriguing and ancient animals.