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Cape ClassicsA self-guided walking tour through historic Nantucket. Booked on Viator.
Rainy DaySee Nantucket's historic and beautiful sights on this bus tour of the island. Make stops at a fishing village, an old mill, and a classic lighthouse. See quaint cottages and sweeping views of the sea.
Cape ClassicsThe iconic Cisco campus at 5 Bartlett Farm Road combines three producers in one visit: tastings from Cisco Brewers (beer), Nantucket Vineyard (wine), and Triple Eight Distillery (spirits), plus a souvenir tasting glass. Daily guided tours run 30–90 minutes. Day-of spots available first-come; advance reservations recommended.
Cape ClassicsA sightseeing, history and culture experience. Booked on Viator.
Beach DayA private fishing charter out on the water with a local captain. Booked on Viator.
Luxury WeekendA private vacation photoshoot with a local photographer. Booked on Viator.
Cape ClassicsA self-guided biking or driving tour across Nantucket. Booked on Viator.
A small protected in-town harbor beach with playground and lawn, ideal for toddlers. (Local note: Playground, café, calm shallow water for small children)
An east-shore Atlantic beach in Siasconset below Sankaty bluff, quiet with limited parking. (Local note: Small parking area, seasonal lifeguards, relatively easy access)
A calm north-shore Sound beach backed by tall dunes, gentler and less crowded. (Local note: Calm water, restrooms, parking, family-friendly and peaceful)
A popular wide south-shore Atlantic beach with stronger surf, best reached by bike or shuttle. (Local note: Only ~60 parking spots — shuttle advised; heavier surf)
Town's most amenity-rich harbor-side beach with calm water, walkable from town. (Local note: Calm surf, family-friendly, free parking, beach-wheelchair access)
A south-shore Atlantic beach with consistent surf, an on-site surf school and food trucks. (Local note: Surf school, food trucks, heavier waves, parking available)
A west-end Atlantic beach famed for sunsets; access restored via a bluff ramp, parking minimal due to erosion. (Local note: VERIFIED OPEN: erosion closed it in 2022, then town restored access with a ramp + lifeguards; parking extremely limited)
A small sandy crescent beside the iconic Brant Point Lighthouse at the entrance to Nantucket Harbor. Exceptionally calm, shallow water with a postcard-perfect lighthouse backdrop. A favorite for small children and sunset watchers.
A narrow sandy beach tucked below the bluffs on the north shore, reached by a long staircase from Cliff Road. Calm, protected water makes it popular with families and swimmers. Stunning views of Nantucket Sound.
A remote, undeveloped barrier beach forming the eastern arm of Nantucket Harbor. Accessible only by 4WD vehicle with an Trustees/Nantucket Conservation permit, kayak, or boat. Pristine dunes, abundant shorebirds, and near-total solitude. Swimming on the calm harbor side.
The remote northern tip of Nantucket, home to the Great Point Lighthouse. A wild, 4WD-only strand within the Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge managed by The Trustees. Excellent fishing, seals, and shorebird nesting habitat. One of the island's most spectacular and desolate stretches.
Easy self-guided loops through a protected sandplain-grassland preserve (no dogs). (Local note: Sunrise-to-sunset access, ~1mi easy loop, dogs prohibited)
A short easy walk through woods to a quiet Nantucket Harbor overlook off Polpis Rd. (Local note: Short easy harbor-side walk, dog-friendly)
NCF's flagship property with stacked loops crossing moors and farmland out to the south shore. (Local note: AllTrails confirms ~1.7mi loop / ~6mi ocean walk, dogs welcome, well-marked)
An easy interpretive loop through a rare island hardwood swamp and forest near Wauwinet. (Local note: ~1.7mi interpretive loop, forested wetland, family-friendly)
A short easy loop across open former golf links to a bluff overlooking the North Shore. (Local note: AllTrails 115 reviews — ~0.9mi easy loop, top dog-walking and sunset spot)
A network of sandy tracks through the open heath of the Middle Moors, converging on Altar Rock — at 101 feet, one of Nantucket's highest points. Panoramic 360-degree island views, heathland wildflowers, and an eerie, open landscape unlike anywhere else on the island. The Milestone Cranberry Bog is adjacent.
A flat loop around the perimeter of one of the largest working cranberry bogs in the state. The trail circles active bogs, woodlands, and wetlands managed by the Nantucket Conservation Foundation. Spectacular fall color during the October harvest. Easy walking on packed-earth and grass tracks.
A quiet Land Bank trail looping through coastal scrub oak and pitch pine to the marshy shores at the head of Nantucket Harbor. Excellent birding year-round with herons, egrets, and migrating waterfowl. Remote and lightly visited.