A four acre patch of red maple swamp and brushy tangles along Nahant's spectacular coastline. Visitors should note that the sanctuary has very limited trail access and a two car parking area.
Directions:
Follow Rt I-95 to Rt 128 to exit
44B (Rt 129, Lynnfield Street).
Follow Rt 129 east for 4 miles
to the intersection of Rt 129 and
Rt 107 (Western Avenue). Take
a left onto Western Avenue heading
toward Salem. Continue for
0.6 miles to the intersection of
Eastern Avenue and Rt 129.
Turn right onto Eastern Avenue
and proceed for 1.5 miles. Cross
Rt 1A and turn left onto Lynn
Shore Drive, heading across the
Nahant causeway (Long Beach
is on the left). At the end of
causeway, continue 1.7 miles
onto Nahant Road (pass the
Coast Guard station, Nahant
Country Club, and Post Office
on the left). Then turn right
onto Wharf Street, left onto
Walton Road, and right
onto Furbush Road. Parking is
on the right.
Acres:
4
Nahant Thicket Wildlife Sanctuary
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