Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Trail

$75,000 Raised for repair of the Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Trail in Wellfleet…

Deep in the woods of Wellfleet, near the Marconi site, the 1.2 mile-long Atlantic White Cedar Swamp Trail  (AWCST) includes a 2500-foot boardwalk that meanders through an isolated remnant of an ecosystem created after the last ice age and now normally found in mid-Canada or farther north. 

 Over the 50 years since the Job Corps installed the trail, park staff has periodically maintained it.  With tripping hazards, accessibility issues, the buckling and bowing boardwalk, and weakened wooden supports, this trail needed a major overhaul.  

 FCCNS allocated $25,000 for AWCST.  With your support, we reached our $75,000 goal. The park applied successfully to the National Park Service Centennial Fund to match our commitment. The trail was fully reopened in August of 2020.