Please Note Our Nature Center is closed Thanksgiving Day but open Friday, Nov 27. Trails are open as usual.

Joppa Flats Education Center
P.O. Box 1558
1 Plum Island Turnpike
Newburyport, MA 01950
978-462-9998

Hours: The Nature Center is open Tuesday through Sunday, and Monday holidays, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Directions:
Take Rt I-95 to exit 57 (Rt 113, W Newbury/Newburyport). At the end of the exit ramp take Rt 113 east. Follow Rt 113 and Rt 1A east for 3.8 miles to Rolfe’s Lane in Newbury. At the traffic light at Rolfe’s Lane, take a left (heading north). Drive 0.6 miles to the end of Rolfe’s Lane and take a right. The sanctuary is 0.1 miles ahead on the left.

Public Transportation: From the MBTA commuter rail station in Newburyport, take the Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority (MVRTA) Bus #51 outbound toward Plum Island. Ask the driver to stop at the Joppa Flats Education Center on the Plum Island Turnpike. MVRTA schedule and route information is available at 978-469-6878.