It includes walking trails along Wellfleet Harbor of Cape Cod Bay as well as a nature center and a campground.

Wellfleet Bay's 5 miles of trail pass by Goose Pond and through a salt marsh, sandy barrier beach, and pine woodlands.

[5] An all-persons pathway and a sensory trail make the sanctuary accessible to a wide range of visitors.

[8] The sanctuary organizes volunteers to monitor Diamondback terrapin nests on the Try Island trail.

As hatchlings leave the nests, the volunteers move them from exposed areas to more secluded spots to protect them from gulls, skunks, raccoons, and other predators.