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Gull Pond

Wellfleet, Massachusetts — Barnstable County.

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103Surface acres
1Public access sites
0.6 miShoreline trails

Surface area: The USGS National Hydrography Dataset outline (NHD Permanent ID 136691074).

Location & fast facts

Where Gull Pond is in Massachusetts

The red circle marks Gull Pond.

Fast facts

About Gull Pond

  • County: Barnstable
  • Town: Wellfleet
  • Mapped as: Lake or pond (USGS National Hydrography Dataset)
  • Distance: about 61 mi from Boston and 94 mi from Worcester, straight-line (not driving distance)

Towns and counties: U.S. Census Bureau boundaries overlaid on the USGS lake outline.

Fishing in Massachusetts

Official MassWildlife pages. Rules and fees change; check before you go.

Lake map

Gull Pond shoreline, boat launches & beaches

Boat ramp (Boat launch)1Gull Pond Beach (Beach)20.1 mileN

Numbers on the map match the list at rightbelow.

Boat launchBeachShoreline trail
  1. 1Boat ramp
    Boat launch · Wellfleet
  2. 2Gull Pond Beach
    Beach

Shoreline: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD Waterbody, Permanent ID 136691074), public domain. State outline: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb. Points: MassWildlife Office of Fishing & Boating Access sites (MassGIS) and OpenStreetMap boat ramps (ODbL). Dashed trails: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Interactive map: Leaflet with © OpenStreetMap contributors. Not for navigation.

Shoreline trails

0.6 miTrail within 100 m of shore
About 50%Of the shoreline
NoLoops the whole lake
North and west shoresWhere

OpenStreetMap shows about 0.6 mi of public hiking and walking trail within about 100 m (330 ft) of the Gull Pond shoreline, mostly along the north and west shores. They follow about 50% of the shore, so you can walk most of the way around but not a full loop.

Trails along the shore

Getting to the trails

No trailhead is mapped for these trails. The closest public access site is Boat ramp, 350 ft from a shoreline trail (MassWildlife OFBA access data).

The dashed brown line on the lake map shows these trails. We include paths, footways and marked trails that OpenStreetMap doesn't mark as private, and leave out roads, sidewalks and snowmobile corridors. Mapped trails can still cross private land or close for the season, and not every trail is mapped, so follow posted signs.

Trails: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). Map data as of Oct 9, 2026. Trail lengths count only the parts within about 100 m of the USGS NHD lake outline.

Campgrounds near Gull Pond

We found 13 campgrounds and RV parks within 15 miles of Gull Pond, 4 of them within 5 miles. Distances are straight-line from the nearest point on the shoreline, so driving distance is longer.

7 more within 15 miles

All campgrounds & RV parks in Massachusetts

Green tent icons on the lake map mark campgrounds near the shore, and the interactive map shows the closest 12. Amenities are listed only where a source records them; call or check the campground's website before you go, since seasons and rates change every year.

Campground data: Recreation.gov (RIDB) · OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Pulled Oct 12, 2026.

Conditions right now

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Live from the National Weather Service API for the lake's coordinates (41.9565, -70.0075). The nearest station may be several miles away. NWS forecast for Gull Pond. No live water-temperature sensor is shown because we haven't found a public one for this lake.

Sun, moon & best fishing times

Sun & moon at Gull Pond

Best fishing times

Major periodMinor periodDaylight

    Based on solunar theory, an estimate. Major periods (about 2 hours) center on when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot; minor periods (about 1 hour) center on moonrise and moonset. The 0–100 activity score rises during those periods and gets a boost near sunrise and sunset and around the new and full moon. Weather, water temperature and pressure often matter more. Sun and moon times are calculated in your browser from the lake's coordinates with standard astronomy formulas, shown in ET (America/New_York), and accurate to within a few minutes.

    Fish you can catch

    Trout ★

    ★ = stocked recently (see Stocking). No machine-readable species survey is published for this water; the list shows stocked fish only.

    Trout stocking

    MassWildlife lists Gull Pond (Wellfleet) in its trout stocking program in spring.

    MassWildlife trout stocking report

    Check the report for this week's stockings. Pulled Oct 10, 2026.

    Boat launches & access sites

    1 public access site listed, 1 with a boat ramp or trailer launch.

    SiteTownOwnerTypeParkingFeeUsesMap
    Boat rampWellfleet—Boat ramp (OpenStreetMap) · Yes ramp——Boating41.9552, -70.0118

    MassWildlife Office of Fishing & Boating Access sites (MassGIS) and OpenStreetMap boat ramps (ODbL)

    Fees, hours and rules change; confirm with the site owner before you go.

    Public beaches

    On OpenStreetMap: 1 beach or swimming spot on the shore of Gull Pond not marked private, residents-only or members-only.

    BeachTypeAccessDirections
    Gull Pond BeachBeachAccess not tagged; check posted rulesGet directions

    Beaches: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), within about 150 m (500 ft) of the lake outline. A mapped beach is not a guarantee that swimming is allowed, supervised or safe; some town beaches need a resident sticker even when the map doesn't say so. Check posted rules and water-quality advisories before you swim.

    Contact & official info

    Lakes & ponds nearby

    Straight-line distance between lake centers. All Massachusetts lakes & ponds · All waters in Wellfleet