Great Island Picnic Area
A great place to fuel up before exploring the seven miles of trails.
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Great Island Picnic Area Details
The picnic area next to the Great Island parking lot on Chequessett Neck Road is a great place to fuel up before exploring the seven miles of trails that start here and meander around the local marshes and shoreline. You also can walk the short road to the trails on nerby Griffin Island. If you're just making a quick stop, time your visit for late afternoon to catch the sunset.
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Great Island Trail
Plan to spend half a day exploring the meandering trails around Great Island.
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Blasch House
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Griffin Island
This roughly four-mile hike circles Griffin Island.
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Duck Harbor Beach
Known for its calm waters, soft white sand, and low dunes.
