1. Children’s Beach
Located near downtown Nantucket, Children’s Beach is a family-friendly park featuring calm bay waters, a playground, picnic areas, and open green space. It’s perfect for young children and families, and often hosts summer concerts, yoga sessions, and local events.
Highlights: Playground, calm waters, snack shack, family-friendly activities.
2. Sanford Farm, Ram Pasture & The Woods
A large conservation area offering miles of walking and biking trails through open fields, coastal bluffs, and wooded areas. This spot is ideal for hiking, birdwatching, or simply enjoying Nantucket’s natural landscape.
Highlights: Scenic trails, ocean views, wildlife, dog-friendly.
3. Tom Nevers Park
Previously a Navy base, this expansive coastal park features open spaces, sports fields, walking trails, and beautiful sea views. It’s great for outdoor activities like kite flying, biking, or relaxing in the ocean breeze.
Highlights: Open fields, sports courts, coastal scenery.
4. Tupancy Links
Once a golf course, Tupancy Links is now a nature preserve with wide, dog-friendly walking paths and stunning views of Nantucket’s North Shore. It’s a popular place for locals to walk dogs or watch the sunset.
Highlights: Dog-friendly, ocean views, sunset spots.
5. Lily Pond Park
A quiet and scenic natural area just outside of downtown, featuring short wooded trails, wetlands, and areas ideal for birdwatching. It’s perfect for a peaceful walk close to town.
Highlights: Nature trails, native plants, tranquil atmosphere.
6. Masquetuck Reservation
A small and lesser-known nature area offering a mix of wetlands, woods, and a short trail leading to a quiet beach on West Polpis Harbor. Great for a serene, uncrowded nature walk.
Highlights: Quiet trails, harbor views, birdwatching.
7. Gardner Farm & Capaum Pond
Located in central Nantucket, this conservation site features grassy meadows and wooded trails leading to scenic overlooks of Capaum Pond and Nantucket Sound.
Highlights: Meadows, native vegetation, pond and sound views.