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Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge

Wauwinet Rd, Wauwinet, Nantucket, MA 02554
508-228-5646
Ranked #14 of 39 attractions in Nantucket
5.0 of 5 stars 6 Reviews
Type: Nature/ Wildlife Areas
Owner description: Discover this ruggedly beautiful coastal environment where deer, raptors, and shorebirds play. Explore sand dunes and small coastal forests, salt... more » Owner description: 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. « less
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Riverton, New Jersey
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 May 2012 NEW

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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26 reviews 26 reviews
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 January 2012

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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Washington DC, District of Columbia
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11 reviews 11 reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 January 2011
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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,... More

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NJ
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41 reviews 41 reviews
Reviews in 28 cities Reviews in 28 cities
28 helpful votes 28 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 September 2010
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The weather is fantastic and the crowds are gone. I had read about the official tour but had not booked it. Called and booked for the next day. No problem, in fact I happen to be the only person, so it was a personal guided tour. First, it was great fun four wheeling in comfort over the sand roads and... More

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Boston
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 July 2009
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I took my family to the Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge last week. I would not recommend walking it by yourself in July because the mosquitos are wicked. But I highly recommend taking the official tour with your family sponsored by the Trustees and the park ranger services. It was five star event for everyone. We got a private tour for the... More

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25 reviews 25 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
148 helpful votes 148 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 January 2006
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Excellent! What an adventure driving on the beach, watching seals, fishing and picnicing. We went for a nice swim on the harbor side. In the summer bustle it was a great place to get away from it all. Highly recommended and tread carefully. Rare species abound.

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