Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon)

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Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon)

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🥾 Hike · Natick

2 hours · $ · No reservation needed

age fit
0–1 yr
★ 5.0
1–3 yrs
★ 5.0
3–5 yrs
★ 5.0
5–10 yrs
★ 5.0
  • 🚗
    About 20 min drive
    From Newton · Parking: Free sanctuary lot; admission about $8 adults, about $6 kids, free for Mass Audubon members
  • 🍼
    Stroller-friendly
    Flat surfaces — bring the stroller
  • 🌳
    Some shade
    Great on sunny days · Good on cool days · Handles heat
  • ⏱️
    Typical visit: 2 hours
    Best seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall

A Mass Audubon sanctuary between Wellesley and Natick, known for a long boardwalk across marsh and ponds: turtles, frogs, and dragonflies are right at your feet, and a 2-year-old will lean on the railing for half an hour; among 9 miles of trail there is an accessible loop that gets a stroller into the woods.

💡 Tips
Start with the All Persons Trail (about 0.4 miles) and the Marsh Trail boardwalk, then decide on Indian Brook based on your kid's energy. The nature center has restrooms and children's activities. Bring bug spray in summer.

What this place offers

✓boardwalk
✓wetland
✓turtles
✓frogs
✓nature center
✓accessible loop
✓restrooms

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This weekend's weather in Natick

Forecast at the destination itself (coast and hills often differ from home)

🌦️
Sat 10/17
Drizzle · 36–59°F · 16% rain
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Sun 10/18
Sunny · 33–57°F · 1% rain

Location

Natick, Massachusetts

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