Clapps Meadow

Clapps Meadow: 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 Clapps Meadow

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 Clapps Meadow — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.37423, -68.65946. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Clapps Meadow

• Pumpkin Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~12 km · Must-see
• Wilson Museum · museum · Hancock · ~15 km · Must-see
• Fort George · fort · Hancock · ~15 km · Must-see
• Dyce Head Light · beach · Hancock · ~16 km · Must-see
• Fort Point Light · fort · Waldo · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fort Point State Park · fort · Waldo · ~21 km · Must-see
• Beth Eden Church · church · Hancock · ~23 km · Must-see
• Blue Hill Bay Light · beach · Hancock · ~24 km · Must-see
• Eagle Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~24 km · Must-see
• Toddy Dam · lake · Hancock · ~27 km · Must-see
• Penobscot Marine Museum Campus · museum · Waldo · ~29 km · Must-see
• Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory · attraction · Waldo · ~30 km · Must-see
• Long Pond · lake · Hancock · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fort Knox · fort · Waldo · ~30 km · Must-see
• Grindel Point Light · beach · Waldo · ~31 km · Must-see
• Great Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~32 km · Must-see
• Ellsworth Dam · lake · Hancock · ~33 km · Must-see
• First Congregational Church of Ellsworth · church · Hancock · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Clapps Meadow

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Clapps Meadow

• Acadia National Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~38 km · Must-see
• Beech Hill · sanctuary · Knox · ~52 km · Must-see
• Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~58 km · Must-see
• Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Maine · ~61 km · Must-see
• Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~66 km · Must-see
• Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Knox · ~68 km · Must-see
• Orono Bog · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~69 km · Must-see
• Fay Hyland Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~73 km · Must-see
• Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~76 km · Must-see
• Franklin Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Knox · ~98 km · Must-see

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