What an incredible seascape this property offers. Hike, comb the beaches, birdwatch, fish, swim in the most stark and yet peaceful setting. What a treasure.
Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge, Nantucket
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Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge
Wauwinet Rd, Wauwinet, Nantucket, MA 02554
508-228-5646
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Ranked #16 of 45 attractions in Nantucket
Type: Nature/ Wildlife Areas
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Discover this ruggedly beautiful coastal environment where deer, raptors, and shorebirds play. Explore sand dunes and small coastal forests, salt...
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Discover this ruggedly beautiful coastal environment where deer, raptors, and shorebirds play. Explore sand dunes and small coastal forests, salt marsh and tidal ponds, on 16 miles of trails and sand roads.
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Plymouth, Massachusetts
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We were disappointed to find that only one seat remained on the tour when we called ahead. But decided to rent a car and explore on our own as encouraged by the website. When the gatekeeper realized we weren't there for the tour, she wanted nothing to do with us.i asked for a trail map and she handed me the...
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Aspen, Colorado
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Bring the bug spray and fishing rod as the surf fishing is some of the best on the island.
Calm waters on the eastern shore, good for swimming or picnicing, shelling or fishing on the western shore only a couple hundred yards away. Jeeps are recommended, with tires deflated to 10-12 pounds of pressure then you get refilled at the...
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Rhode Island
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My husband, my 19-year-old daughter and I took the refuge's 4-wheel-drive tour in late July and we all really enjoyed it. Our guide, Al, was a Nantucket native and full of stories about Nantucket then and now. He also told us we wouldn't be able to go all the way out to the lighthouse on the point because the protected...
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Los Angeles
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It is very important to time your visit as the Refuge, abiding (thank you very much!) by federal rules must often close off a large portion of the peninsula for nesting birds. And between the biting flies and the poison ivy, a trip through the refuge can be most unwelcoming. Undeveloped, it is, though, a beautiful place.
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new york
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Its a great day trip to fish and picnic -- one of the best ways to truly see Nantucket in its splendor
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Orlando, Florida
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One word, three times....GO, GO, GO. There is limited wildlife on Nantucket (referring to on the island vs. sealife that swims up on the island), so this is a place that fosters wildlife in Nantucket's beautiful natural setting.
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Riverton, New Jersey
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Don't 4-wheel drive into Coatue: take a boat and a picnic. Simply beautiful beaches and shore life.
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Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
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We took the off road tour. The guide was very knowledgeable and the tour was amazing. We saw seals, gulls, swans, etc. Everything was so beautiful!
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I wanted to see Great Point with a group of my friends before my wedding last July. We booked the sunset tour for about 10 of us. It was Amazing! The guide picked us up outside of the Wauwinet and drove us over the sand dunes. We saw Mr Hannah, the osprey who I had been following his migrations online,...
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