Gathering wild cranberries is a fall tradition on the Outer Cape of Massachusetts. Later this month you can pick some cranberries for your Thanksgiving dinner when a ranger at Cape Cod National Seashore leads a walk into cranberry bogs.

Ranger Jody Anastasio will head out at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, November 21, to pick some berries. The walk, which starts at the parking lot at the end of High Head Road in Truro, will traverse high dunes with spectacular views of East Harbor before descending into wild cranberry bogs. During the walk you'll learn about parabolic dune formation and the natural and cultural history of cranberries on Cape Cod.

If you plan to go, be sure to bring some water, a container or bag if you’d like to pick cranberries, and dress in layers for wind. Within the national seashore, it’s permissible to collect up to one gallon of cranberries per person per day for personal consumption.

To find the starting point, from Eastham and Wellfleet take Route 6 into Truro. After passing “Head of the Meadow” and “Pilgrim Heights,” look for the small, green street sign “High Head” on the right. Turn right onto High Head Road.  At the fork, bear left onto the dirt road. Park in the bike trail parking lot.

From Provincetown, immediately after passing East Harbor (Pilgrim Lake), look for the small, green street sign “High Head” on the left. Turn left onto High Head Road. At the fork, bear left onto the dirt road. Park in the bike trail parking lot.