Cates Meadows

Cates Meadows: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Cates Meadows

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

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 Cates Meadows — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.69535, -69.17810. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cates Meadows

• Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~9 km · Must-see
• Unity Pond · lake · Waldo · ~17 km · Must-see
• Sebasticook Lake Dam · lake · Penobscot · ~22 km · Must-see
• Pittsfield Universalist Church · church · Somerset · ~24 km · Must-see
• Passagassawakeag Lake · lake · Waldo · ~26 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Waldo · ~27 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Waldo · ~27 km · Must-see
• Stetson Meetinghouse · church · Penobscot · ~28 km · Must-see
• Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~30 km · Must-see
• Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mount Waldo · viewpoint · Waldo · ~32 km · Must-see
• Marsh River Dam · lake · Waldo · ~32 km · Must-see
• Penobscot Marine Museum Campus · museum · Waldo · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fort Knox · fort · Waldo · ~41 km · Must-see
• Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory · attraction · Waldo · ~42 km · Must-see
• L C Bates Museum · museum · Somerset · ~45 km · Must-see
• Saint George Lake · lake · Waldo · ~46 km · Must-see
• The First Dexter Universalist Church · church · Penobscot · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cates Meadows

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Cates Meadows

• Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~9 km · Must-see
• Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~30 km · Must-see
• Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~30 km · Must-see
• Orono Bog · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~51 km · Must-see
• Fay Hyland Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~57 km · Must-see
• Beech Hill · sanctuary · Knox · ~74 km · Must-see
• Viles Arboretum · sanctuary · Kennebec · ~80 km · Must-see
• Dodge Point Preserve · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~105 km · Must-see
• Acadia National Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~106 km · Must-see
• Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Maine · ~109 km · Must-see

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