Spruce Mountain

Spruce Mountain: 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 Spruce Mountain

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 Spruce Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.35760, -73.47540. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Spruce Mountain

• Wooster Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~1 km · Must-see
• Pine Pond · sanctuary · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~3 km · Must-see
• Bennett's Pond State Park · park · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~3 km · Must-see
• Tarrywile Park · sanctuary · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~3 km · Must-see
• Falls Pond · waterfall · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~4 km · Must-see
• Lake Kenosia · lake · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~5 km · Must-see
• Croton Falls Reservoir · waterfall · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~5 km · Must-see
• Seth Low Pierrepont State Park Reserve · sanctuary · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~5 km · Must-see
• Ridgebury Congregational Church · church · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~5 km · Must-see
• Danbury Museum and Historical Society · church · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~5 km · Must-see
• Saint Peter Church · church · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~6 km · Must-see
• Upper Kohanza Dam · lake · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~9 km · Must-see
• Round Pond · lake · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~10 km · Must-see
• Putnam Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~10 km · Must-see
• Do Ngak Kunphen Ling Tibetan Buddhist Center for Universal Peace · Buddhist site · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~11 km · Must-see
• Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum · museum · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~11 km · Must-see
• East Lake Reservoir Dam · lake · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~12 km · Must-see
• Collis P. Huntington State Park · sanctuary · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~13 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Spruce Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Spruce Mountain

• Mount Nimham · viewpoint · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mill Hill · viewpoint · Greater Bridgeport Planning Region · ~35 km · Must-see
• Turkey Mountain · viewpoint · Westchester · ~37 km · Must-see
• Tinker Hill · viewpoint · Putnam · ~37 km · Must-see
• Sugarloaf Hill · viewpoint · Putnam · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bald Hill · viewpoint · Dutchess · ~50 km · Must-see
• Clove Mountain · viewpoint · Western Connecticut Planning Region · ~51 km · Must-see
• Bull Hill · viewpoint · Putnam · ~51 km · Must-see
• Breakneck Ridge · viewpoint · Putnam · ~52 km · Must-see
• Anthony's Nose · viewpoint · Westchester · ~52 km · Must-see

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