Hay Meadows

Hay 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 Hay 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 Hay Meadows — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.06091, -67.80195. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hay Meadows

• Big Falls · waterfall · Washington · ~19 km · Must-see
• Nicatous Lake · lake · Hancock · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bear Pond · lake · Hancock · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lead Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~41 km · Must-see
• Meddybemps Lake · lake · Washington · ~41 km · Must-see
• Beddington Lake · lake · Washington · ~42 km · Must-see
• Upper Lead Mountain Pond · lake · Hancock · ~44 km · Must-see
• WMED (Calais) · attraction · Washington · ~47 km · Must-see
• WCRQ · attraction · Washington · ~47 km · Must-see
• Fremont Peak · viewpoint · Hancock · ~58 km · Must-see
• Gardner Lake · lake · Washington · ~59 km · Must-see
• Crotch Hill · viewpoint · Hancock · ~60 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Penobscot · ~62 km · Must-see
• Baskahegan Lake · lake · Washington · ~62 km · Must-see
• Fort O'Brien State Historic Site · fort · Washington · ~65 km · Must-see
• Stetson Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~67 km · Must-see
• Catherine Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~68 km · Must-see
• Saint Croix River Boat Access · park · Washington · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hay Meadows

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Hay Meadows

• Cross Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Washington · ~81 km · Must-see
• Great Wass Island Loop · sanctuary · Washington · ~84 km · Must-see
• Roosevelt Campobello International Park · sanctuary · Maine · ~87 km · Must-see
• Fay Hyland Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~89 km · Must-see
• Orono Bog · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~95 km · Must-see
• Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~116 km · Must-see
• Acadia National Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~129 km · Must-see
• Bonney Swamp · sanctuary · Washington · ~20 km
• Elijah Brown Heath · sanctuary · Washington · ~21 km
• Stanhope Meadow · sanctuary · Washington · ~23 km

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