NICKY'S PARK

Nicky’s Park was formerly owned by Ray and Nicholas (Nicky) Wells, both long-time Provincetown residents active in the arts community. This 4.1- acre site is surrounded on three sides by wetlands that are part of the Jimmy’s Pond Ecosystem. The water level here is watertable dependent, creating a unique ecosystem mapped for threatened species in the state.

The remainder of the property rises into a 30ft ridgeline atop a dune deposit older than the dunes on the Atlantic side of Provincetown. The upland forest of pitch pine is interspersed with oaks, beeches, and tupelo, with high bush blueberry, bayberry, bearberry and green briar found below.

Remnants of a 1900s cart path running northwest through the property suggests residents may have accessed the Jimmy’s Pond area, potentially for berry picking or cutting ice. There are small dugout areas of the ridgeline that are believed to have been manmade, though their origins remain unknown. Some speculate hunters once used it or they were dug by ‘pot hunters’ looking for Nauset Tribe relics.

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Nicky's Park is a sanctuary consisting of nearly four acres, half wooded and half wetland. The primary wetland area is Jimmy's Pond, reached by a short trail from Harry Kemp Way on the east, and by another, hillier trail from Hawthorne Park to an overlook on the west.

Photo Credit: Vladimir Schuster