Located some 75 miles out into the Atlantic Ocean on the outer end of Cape Cod, Wellfleet offers an abundance of quaint rural seaside character and charm. Bounded on the east by the ocean and the west by Cape Cod Bay, 61% of the town's land area is in the Cape Cod National Seashore Park. During the summer, the population swells to an estimated 17,000 compared to the year round population of 2700. The magnificent Wellfleet Harbor offering a constantly changing panorama of sail boats, motor yachts, sport fishing boats and trawlers. The town is home of the Cape Cod National Seashore Headquarters as well as the 1,000 acre Massachusetts Audubon Society Wildlife Sanctuary. Some of Cape Cod's finest ocean surfcasting, fresh water pond, and Cape Cod Bay boat fishing possibilities are found in Wellfleet, and the town is well known for its plentiful supply of shellfish.