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Waseeka Pond with Tree Fall Foliage and blue sky
Waseeka Wildlife Sanctuary, Hopkinton

Waseeka Wildlife Sanctuary

  • Hopkinton
  • 229 Acres

Plan Your Visit

With its forest that opens up to a secluded pond, Waseeka offers the opportunity to observe woodland birds and waterbirds, wildflowers, and a fire-enhanced forest with a diverse tree population. The standing dead trees and snags in the pond provide nesting sites for bluebirds, Pileated Woodpeckers, Great Blue Herons, Ospreys, and an occasional Great Horned Owl. 

Directions to Waseeka

Property Regulations

  • Foot travel only; please stay on trails (day passes are available for powered mobility devices)
  • Dog walking and horseback riding are prohibited; please leave all animals and pets at home (service animals welcome)
  • Camping, collecting, smoking, hunting, fishing, releasing of animals, and feeding wildlife is prohibited.
  • Commercial photography needs prior approval; please see all photography guidelines.

Facilities

  • Parking
    Parking

Explore Waseeka

  • Wide trail through a green forest
    Waseeka Wildlife Sanctuary, Hopkinton
  • Pond trail at Waseeka Wildlife Sanctuary
    Pond trail at Waseeka Wildlife Sanctuary
  • three river otters in front of a stump in the water
    River Otters at Waseeka © Charlene Gaboriault
  • Pond at Waseeka Wildlife Sanctuary
  • Opsrey landing on a nest with another osprey in the nest
    Osprey at Waseeka Wildlife Sanctuary, Hopkinton
  • turtle on rock in middle of pond at Waseeka
  • Ferns on Trail at Waseeka
  • Snowy trail at Waseeka