The Wells area preserves 1,600 acres of varied field, forest, wetland and beach. Everyone will enjoy the 7 miles of trails found throughout the reserve where you may see such endangered wildlife as peregrine falcons and piping plovers. There are a variety of specialty programs, such as Human History Tours and Skywatch, offered year round. Guidebooks are available from the visitor center in the reserve's restored farmhouse, which is open daily year round. The gate to the parking lot is open from 8 AM to 5 PM daily, and you are free to use the trails during those hours.
Some trails are handicapped-accessible.
14 or less are free. Kennebunk Plains Off Maine Hwy. It's about 3 miles west of West Kennebunk, with the entrance just off Route 99. If you're lucky when visiting, you may also spot the grasshopper sparrow, an endangered bird that lives here. The Nature Conservancy manages Kennebunkport Plains.