Editing Aquinnah, Massachusetts (section)

==Moshup Beach==
[[File:Aquinnah_Clay_Cliffs_Marthas_Vineyard.jpg|thumb|Looking up at the clay cliffs from Moshup Beach]]
At the foot of the cliffs is Moshup Beach, named after a great Aquinnah Wampanoag [[sachem]] who is said to have been at least partially responsible for many of the features of the island's physical landscape. The ocean is a rare aqua color here, with wave heights that are above average for the area. The water sometimes takes on a red, white or grayish tinge resulting from clay eroding from the cliffs above.

The cliffs are owned by the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe and jointly protected by the Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank Commission, Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation, and the town of Aquinnah.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Moshup Beach |url=https://www.savebuzzardsbay.org/places-to-go/moshup-beach/ |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=Buzzards Bay Coalition |language=en}}</ref> Protection of the cliffs is enforced by [[All-terrain vehicle|ATV]] patrols conducted by police and Wampanoag Conservation Rangers, who explain to visitors about the importance of the cliffs to the tribe. 

Though not officially designated a "[[nude beach]]," nudity is tolerated on Aquinnah Beach several hundred yards northwest of the footpath. The beach has a long history of attracting [[Naturism|nude sunbathers]] who delighted in "clay baths," the baths of which are now strictly prohibited.