Five Bog

Five Bog: 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 Five Bog

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 Five Bog — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.55533, -68.49503. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Five Bog

• Rollins Mountain · viewpoint · Penobscot · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake · lake · Penobscot · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Penobscot · ~35 km · Must-see
• South Twin Lake · lake · Penobscot · ~37 km · Must-see
• Millinocket Lake · lake · Penobscot · ~40 km · Must-see
• Seboeis Lake · lake · Piscataquis · ~42 km · Must-see
• West Enfield Dam · lake · Penobscot · ~45 km · Must-see
• Schoodic Lake · lake · Piscataquis · ~49 km · Must-see
• Stetson Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~51 km · Must-see
• Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~62 km · Must-see
• Saddleback Mountain · viewpoint · Piscataquis · ~63 km · Must-see
• Baskahegan Lake · lake · Washington · ~65 km · Must-see
• Hamlin Peak · viewpoint · Piscataquis · ~66 km · Must-see
• Katahdin Iron Works State Historic Site · fort · Piscataquis · ~68 km · Must-see
• Nahmakanta Lake · lake · Piscataquis · ~68 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Lake · lake · Piscataquis · ~71 km · Must-see
• Mount O-J-I · viewpoint · Piscataquis · ~72 km · Must-see
• Mount Coe · viewpoint · Piscataquis · ~72 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Five Bog

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Five Bog

• Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~62 km · Must-see
• Baxter State Park · sanctuary · Piscataquis · ~76 km · Must-see
• Fay Hyland Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~93 km · Must-see
• Orono Bog · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~98 km · Must-see
• Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~112 km · Must-see
• Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~141 km · Must-see
• Allagash Wilderness Waterway · sanctuary · Piscataquis · ~143 km · Must-see
• Carlisle Swamp · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~1 km
• Inman Bog · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~4 km
• Sam Ayers Deadwater · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~16 km

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