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Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge



​At the tip of Nantucket is Great Point,
a place of rest for both humans seeking warm, white sand beaches and migratory birds seeking relief from their long journeys over the Atlantic.  Great Point is part of Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge, a small (21-acre) but important preserve on the Massachusetts coast.  Endangered piping plovers and roseate terns find protection here, and gray and harbor seals also claim their spot on the reserve's beaches.   Other wildlife preserves near the refuge offer additional habitat for birds and other wildlife: The Nantucket Conservation Foundation is owner of the Coatue Wildlife Refuge and The Haulover, and The Trustees of Reservations manages the Coskata -Coutue Wildlife Refuge. 

DIRECTIONS AND PERMIT INFORMATION:
Contact The Trustees of Reservations at (508) 228-6799 before you visit since you will need a permit to enter.  You can explore the refuge by hiking or by driving , but your vehicle needs to be capable of traveling over sand. If you arrive by car rather than boat, you will enter at the gatehouse at the end of Wauwinet Road.

OTHER LINKS:  
USFWS Guide to the Eastern Massachusetts National Wildlife Refuge Complex.

The natural history of Nantucket, Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Block and Long Island.
Provides an overview of almost a hundred watchable wildlife sites in New York.  Learn where to go and more about the animals you're likely to see.
A guide to wildlife refuges in the Mid-Atlantic states.  (Audubon includes New York in this volume.)
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  • HOME
  • DESTINATIONS
    • NorthAmerica >
      • CANADA >
        • Churchill, Manitoba
      • UNITED STATES >
        • ALASKA >
          • Arctic NWR
          • DenaliNP
          • Glacier Bay National Park
          • KenaiNWR
          • Nowitna NWR
        • CALIFORNIA >
          • ArcataMarsh
          • Lassen Volcanic NP
          • MorroBay
          • Piedras Blancas
          • Redwood National Park
        • THE MID-ATLANTIC
        • BlackwaterNWR
        • GREAT PLAINS >
          • Badlands
        • MOUNTAIN WEST >
          • Glacier National Park
          • Grand Teton National Park
          • NationalBisonRange
          • Yellowstone National Park
        • THE NORTHEAST >
          • Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge
        • PACIFIC NORTHWEST >
          • OREGON >
            • CharlestonOR
            • HecetaHead
            • KlamathBasin
            • MalheurNWR
            • Oregon Coast Aquarium
            • Oregon Islands NWR
            • Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area
        • SOUTHWESTERN STATES >
          • ArizonaDesertMuseum
          • Bosque del Apache NWR
          • GrandCanyonNP
          • Wupatki National Monument
        • TEXAS >
          • AransasNWR
          • BigBendNP
          • RioGrandeValley
    • Antarctica
    • Africa >
      • Central Kalahari Game Reserve >
        • Etosha National Park
      • KgalagadiTransfrontier
      • Kruger National Park
      • Maasai Mara
      • Mountain Zebra National Park
      • OkavangoDelta
    • Asia >
      • UjungKulonNP
      • CorbettNP
      • GunungLeuserNP
    • Australia
    • Europe
    • South America >
      • Amazon Basin
  • BLOG
  • IMAGES
  • SHOP
    • T-Shirts and Tank Tops
  • ABOUT US
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