Jack's Boat Rental - Wellfleet, MA
  • Rentals and Delivery
  • Resources
    • Safety guidelines
    • Destinations
    • Map of Put-in locations
    • Tide Charts
    • Sit-In vs Sit-On kayak?
    • Helpful hints - kayaking
    • Helpful Hints - SUPg
    • Helpful hints - securing a boat to your vehicle
    • Helpful hints - rigging a sunfish
    • Bait and Tackle shops
    • Surf Report
    • Natural History
    • Wellfleet History
    • A Cape reading list
  • Sales & Repairs
  • New at Jack's
  • About
    • Philosophy
    • Team
    • Jack's Story
    • Work at Jack's
    • Contact Us
  • Rentals and Delivery
  • Resources
    • Safety guidelines
    • Destinations
    • Map of Put-in locations
    • Tide Charts
    • Sit-In vs Sit-On kayak?
    • Helpful hints - kayaking
    • Helpful Hints - SUPg
    • Helpful hints - securing a boat to your vehicle
    • Helpful hints - rigging a sunfish
    • Bait and Tackle shops
    • Surf Report
    • Natural History
    • Wellfleet History
    • A Cape reading list
  • Sales & Repairs
  • New at Jack's
  • About
    • Philosophy
    • Team
    • Jack's Story
    • Work at Jack's
    • Contact Us

Natural History

A short primer

A Quick guide to some things you might see

The Outer Cape is famed for its wildness, biodiversity and pristine natural habitat. While you are here, let this guide (and others) help you put a name and a story to some of the living things that you encounter. (The image above is a Piping Plover.)
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Address: ​
2616 Route 6 (Between PJ's and Cumberland Farms)
Wellfleet, MA 02667

Phone: (508) 349-9808
Email: ​[email protected]
Hours: 9AM - 4:00 PM Daily
Open: May 8 - 22, 2026 by appointment (call ahead)
May 22 to September 13, 2026
(by appointment Sept. 14 - 27, 2026)
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