Services & Amenities:

Within Facility
Boating (Motorized) Camping/Primitive Fishing	Hiking Swimming

To insure fairness for all MA customers, any reservation with departure dates outside the 6-month Maximum Window can not be changed or cancelled until 18 days after the reservation was made.

The reservation must be in the name of the primary occupant.

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Group camping rates have changed as follows: Effective April 7th 2005; A $25 per night fee will be collected at the time of reservation. This site fee covers the first 25 people or less. If more than 25 attend, $1 extra per night, per person will be collected at the park.

To ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for all our campers:

• Access to the Washburn Island Campground is by boat only.
• Camping on Washburn Island is a primitive camping experience.
• There is no water ,showers and telephones on the island. Please bring adequate potable water to provide each member in your party with a gallon of water per day.
• No open fires are allowed on the island. Please bring a portable stove using man-made fuels or a charcoal grill.
• Please carry out everything you carried in.
• Ticks are present on Washburn Island, please check yourself throughly.
• There are two nearby launch sites available, however parking is only available at White's Landing (see directions below).

Getting There:

Waquoit Bay Nat. Estuarine Res
149 WAQUOIT HIGHWAY
Waquoit MA 02536

From Boston: Follow Rte. 3 South to Sagamore Bridge/Cape Cod Canal. Follow Route 6 East over the bridge to Exit 2 and the intersection with Route 130. Follow Route 130 South to Great Neck Road in Mashpee. Just after the Flume restaurant, bear right to the Mashpee Rotary. Halfway around the rotary take Route 28 North. Take a left on a small road immediately after Edwards Boat Yard (4 miles from the Mashpee Rotary). Parking is only available in a large town administered parking area adjacent to the intersection of Route 28.From Providence/West: Follow Route 495 or Route 195 to Route 25. Route 25 crosses over the Bourne Bridge and becomes Route 28. Follow Route 28 South to Route 151. Follow Route 151 to the Mashpee rotary. Halfway around the rotary take Route 28 North. Take a left on a small road immediately after Edwards Boat Yard (4 miles from the Mashpee Rotary). Parking is only available in a large town administered parking area adjacent to the intersection of Route 28.

Phone Park for More Information:

Project Office: (508)457-0495