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Overview
About Pamet Cranberry Bog House
Why stop
- A tangible trace of Truro's cranberry-growing past.
Heads up
- You have to reach it on foot, and the building is closed inside.
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Before you go
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
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Your drive to Pamet Cranberry Bog House, narrated.
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“You're approaching the Pamet Area trail access, where I'd choose Bearberry Hill for two quite different views. Allow forty-five minutes to an hour, with steep grades, log steps and sandy footing near the overlooks.”
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More about Pamet Cranberry Bog House
A piece of cranberry historyThe Pamet Cranberry Bog House is a small, shingled building left from the commercial cranberry…
The Pamet Cranberry Bog House is a small, shingled building left from the commercial cranberry operation in Truro's Pamet Valley. It was built around 1830 among the former bogs. The associated 10-acre bog was flooded and drained for harvesting, which continued here into the 1960s. This little building gives the trail a human history beyond its dunes and overlooks.
Make it a walking stopReach the house on foot from the Pamet Area Trails trailhead at 111 North Pamet Road, beside…
Reach the house on foot from the Pamet Area Trails trailhead at 111 North Pamet Road, beside the Environmental Education Center. Park there rather than trying to drive to the building. The trail system has log steps and a steep grade up to its overlook, with optional extensions; the exact distance to the Bog House isn't posted, so give yourself time to find the feature.
A visit from outsideThe building is closed, but interpretation is available outside.
The building is closed, but interpretation is available outside. There are no restrooms at the trailhead, and pets aren't allowed on the Pamet Area Trails. Treat it as an exterior history stop, not a museum visit.
Photograph the working landscapeInclude the house with some of the low bog vegetation and water around it.
Include the house with some of the low bog vegetation and water around it. A tight shot of the shingles loses the setting that explains its purpose: this was a working cranberry bog, flooded and drained for harvest.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Cape Cod
459 sightingsGray SealMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
84 sightingsCoyoteMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
297 sightingsRed FoxMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
49 sightingsWhite-tailed DeerMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
263 sightingsHorseshoe CrabMost seen around 8 PMSighting map
73 sightingsGreat Blue HeronMost seen around 6 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Cape Cod. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
