Trails

From the Trustees: Whether you want to play in the ocean, splash with the kids in sheltered salt- and freshwater ponds, or explore a rare grassland habitat, this spectacular reservation will become a favorite escape.  At...

From the Land Bank's Description: The park-like quality of this land results from the previous owner’s devotion to it: tall specimen trees, grassy fields, gurgling wetlands, a heart-shaped pond. All of this rolls down to...

All about the view Oh, and hiking, picnicking, mountain-biking, horseback-riding, dog-walking (leashing required April 1 - August 31), fishing, kayaking, scenic vista, universal access (moderate terrain) at second trailhead. Getting There: Turn left off the Chappaquiddick Road onto...

From the Land Bank's description: The wildlands at Menemsha Neck are low and salt-blasted. Their bleakness is endearing. Note that the property is inaccessible but for a long beach hike along the Menemsha Pond, which endears...

From a tiny seed...seventy acres of serenity. The Polly Hill Arboretum, on State Road in West Tisbury, started when its namesake founder was already fifty years old and decided to start planting seeds. Fortunately for...

The Wakeman Center is the home for several of the most important conservation organizations on the Island, including the Vineyard Conservation Society and the Sheriff's Meadow Foundation. The adjacent Cranberry Acres project has a...

Meshacket Neck park is a seventy-five acre conservation area owned by the Town of Edgartown. It's relatively underused, except by local shell fishermen and kayakers heading out to explore Edgartown Great Pond.

You can have one foot in Edgartown, one in West Tisbury, a hand in Vineyard Haven and another in Oak Bluffs–if that's the kind of thing you're into. Purchased by the Town of West Tisbury...

The Englander Woods is a 19 acre parcel of woodlands off of Flander's Lane in Menemsha. There are no official trails through the property, but they are open to public exploration for those who...

Keep a sad eye out for Booming Ben The Manuel F. Correllus State Forest was originally created in 1908 in an attempt to save the Heath Hen from going extinct. The heath hen, which was...