Wellfleet is a town in
Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, and is located halfway between
the "tip" and "elbow" of Cape Cod. The town had a
population of 2,750 at the 2010 census, which swells nearly sixfold during the
summer. A total of 70% of the town's land area is in protection, and nearly
half of it is part of the Cape Cod National Seashore. Wellfleet is famous for
its eponymous oysters, which are celebrated in the annual October Wellfleet
OysterFest
