Stinking Bog

Stinking 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 Stinking 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 Stinking Bog — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.47450, -68.61531. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Stinking Bog

• Cedar Lake · lake · Penobscot · ~20 km · Must-see
• Rollins Mountain · viewpoint · Penobscot · ~27 km · Must-see
• Seboeis Lake · lake · Piscataquis · ~28 km · Must-see
• South Twin Lake · lake · Penobscot · ~31 km · Must-see
• West Enfield Dam · lake · Penobscot · ~31 km · Must-see
• Schoodic Lake · lake · Piscataquis · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Jefferson · viewpoint · Penobscot · ~37 km · Must-see
• Millinocket Lake · lake · Penobscot · ~43 km · Must-see
• Saddleback Mountain · viewpoint · Piscataquis · ~51 km · Must-see
• Katahdin Iron Works State Historic Site · fort · Piscataquis · ~55 km · Must-see
• White Cap Mountain · viewpoint · Piscataquis · ~62 km · Must-see
• Stetson Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~63 km · Must-see
• Nahmakanta Lake · lake · Piscataquis · ~64 km · Must-see
• Hundred-Mile Wilderness · trek · Piscataquis · ~64 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Lake · lake · Piscataquis · ~69 km · Must-see
• Hamlin Peak · viewpoint · Piscataquis · ~69 km · Must-see
• Nicatous Lake · lake · Hancock · ~70 km · Must-see
• Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Stinking Bog

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Stinking Bog

• Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~70 km · Must-see
• Fay Hyland Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~80 km · Must-see
• Baxter State Park · sanctuary · Piscataquis · ~81 km · Must-see
• Orono Bog · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~85 km · Must-see
• Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~97 km · Must-see
• Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~125 km · Must-see
• Allagash Wilderness Waterway · sanctuary · Piscataquis · ~147 km · Must-see
• Sam Ayers Deadwater · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~3 km
• Eighteen Bog · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~12 km
• Keene Bog · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~12 km

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