West Fields

West Fields: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit West Fields

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach West Fields — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.83917, -77.23861. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near West Fields

• Gettysburg National Military Park · attraction · Adams · ~4 km · Must-see
• Eisenhower National Historic Site · sanctuary · Adams · ~7 km · Must-see
• Sachs Covered Bridge · attraction · Adams · ~7 km · Must-see
• Big Round Top · viewpoint · Adams · ~7 km · Must-see
• Michaux State Forest · sanctuary · Adams · ~17 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Adams · ~20 km · Must-see
• Caledonia State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~27 km · Must-see
• Fuller Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~27 km · Must-see
• Pine Grove Furnace State Park · park · Cumberland · ~28 km · Must-see
• Appalachian Trail Museum · museum · Cumberland · ~28 km · Must-see
• Laurel Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~28 km · Must-see
• Pen Mar Park · park · Washington · ~34 km · Must-see
• Kings Gap Environmental Education Center · viewpoint · Cumberland · ~35 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Mountain Park · sanctuary · Frederick · ~35 km · Must-see
• Quirauk Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~35 km · Must-see
• Codorus State Park · park · York · ~36 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Mountain · viewpoint · Frederick · ~36 km · Must-see
• High Rock · viewpoint · Washington · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of West Fields

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near West Fields

• Eisenhower National Historic Site · sanctuary · Adams · ~7 km · Must-see
• Michaux State Forest · sanctuary · Adams · ~17 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Adams · ~20 km · Must-see
• Caledonia State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~27 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Mountain Park · sanctuary · Frederick · ~35 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Wildlife Preserve & Zoo · sanctuary · Frederick · ~40 km · Must-see
• Charlotte's Quest Nature Center · sanctuary · Carroll · ~45 km · Must-see
• Gifford Pinchot State Park · sanctuary · York · ~50 km · Must-see
• Richard M. Nixon County Park · sanctuary · York · ~55 km · Must-see
• Morgan Run Natural Environment Area · sanctuary · Carroll · ~57 km · Must-see

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