The Bog

The 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 The 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 The Bog — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.13619, -69.15143. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Bog

• Farnsworth Art Museum · museum · Knox · ~6 km · Must-see
• Beech Hill · sanctuary · Knox · ~7 km · Must-see
• Rockland Breakwater · fort · Knox · ~8 km · Must-see
• Owls Head Light · beach · Knox · ~12 km · Must-see
• Curtis Island Lighthouse · museum · Knox · ~14 km · Must-see
• Union Town Common · park · Knox · ~16 km · Must-see
• Megunticook Lake · lake · Waldo · ~17 km · Must-see
• Whitehead Light · fort · Knox · ~22 km · Must-see
• Browns Head Light · beach · Knox · ~24 km · Must-see
• Tenants Harbor Lighthouse · beach · Knox · ~25 km · Must-see
• Two Bush Island Light · beach · Knox · ~25 km · Must-see
• Grindel Point Light · beach · Waldo · ~29 km · Must-see
• Goose Rocks Lighthouse · beach · Knox · ~32 km · Must-see
• Marshall Point Light · beach · Knox · ~32 km · Must-see
• Heron Neck Lighthouse · beach · Knox · ~33 km · Must-see
• Damariscotta Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~34 km · Must-see
• Vinalhaven Galamander · fort · Knox · ~34 km · Must-see
• Union Church of Vinalhaven · church · Knox · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Bog

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near The Bog

• Beech Hill · sanctuary · Knox · ~7 km · Must-see
• Franklin Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Knox · ~41 km · Must-see
• Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Maine · ~41 km · Must-see
• Dodge Point Preserve · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~46 km · Must-see
• Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~48 km · Must-see
• Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Knox · ~54 km · Must-see
• Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~63 km · Must-see
• Viles Arboretum · sanctuary · Kennebec · ~65 km · Must-see
• Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~80 km · Must-see
• Acadia National Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~81 km · Must-see

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