Big Jay

Big Jay: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

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

Best time to visit Big Jay

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Big Jay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.91510, -72.54059. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Jay

• Jay Peak · viewpoint · Orleans · ~2 km · Must-see
• Jay Peak · viewpoint · Grafton · ~2 km · Must-see
• Fuller Covered Bridge · attraction · Franklin · ~10 km · Must-see
• Comstock Covered Bridge · attraction · Franklin · ~10 km · Must-see
• Hazen's Notch · viewpoint · Grafton · ~10 km · Must-see
• Hutchins Covered Bridge · attraction · Franklin · ~11 km · Must-see
• Longley Covered Bridge · attraction · Franklin · ~11 km · Must-see
• West Hill Covered Bridge · attraction · Franklin · ~12 km · Must-see
• Hopkins Covered Bridge · attraction · Franklin · ~13 km · Must-see
• Missisquoi River Bridge · attraction · Franklin · ~14 km · Must-see
• Enosburg Congregational Memorial Church · church · Franklin · ~21 km · Must-see
• Sentier de l'Estrie, Mont Écho · viewpoint · Estrie · ~28 km · Must-see
• Morgan Covered Bridge · attraction · Lamoille · ~30 km · Must-see
• Newport · lake · Coös · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Carmi State Park · lake · Franklin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Carmi · lake · Franklin · ~34 km · Must-see
• Jaynes Covered Bridge · attraction · Lamoille · ~35 km · Must-see
• Selby Lake · lake · Estrie · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Jay

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Big Jay

• Jay Peak · viewpoint · Orleans · ~2 km · Must-see
• Jay Peak · viewpoint · Grafton · ~2 km · Must-see
• Hazen's Notch · viewpoint · Grafton · ~10 km · Must-see
• Sentier de l'Estrie, Mont Écho · viewpoint · Estrie · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mont Brome · viewpoint · Estrie · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mount Hor · viewpoint · Coös · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mount Hor · viewpoint · Caledonia · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mount Pisgah · viewpoint · Orleans · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mount Mansfield · viewpoint · Chittenden · ~58 km · Must-see
• Smuggler's Notch State Park · viewpoint · Lamoille · ~59 km · Must-see

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