Putney Town Forest

Putney Town Forest: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Putney Town Forest

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Putney Town Forest — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.99940, -72.59706. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Putney Town Forest

• Brookline Baptist Church · church · Windham · ~2 km · Must-see
• First Congregational Church · church · Windham · ~10 km · Must-see
• Townshend State Forest · sanctuary · Windham · ~12 km · Must-see
• Scott Covered Bridge · attraction · Windham · ~12 km · Must-see
• Townshend Dam · lake · Windham · ~13 km · Must-see
• Naulakha · sanctuary · Windham · ~14 km · Must-see
• Spofford Lake · lake · Cheshire · ~20 km · Must-see
• Wantastiquet Mountain · viewpoint · Cheshire · ~21 km · Must-see
• Hall Bridge · attraction · Windham · ~22 km · Must-see
• Chesterfield Gorge Natural Area · park · Cheshire · ~23 km · Must-see
• Fort Dummer · fort · Cheshire · ~24 km · Must-see
• Jamaica State Park · sanctuary · Windham · ~25 km · Must-see
• Ball Mountain Dam · lake · Windham · ~25 km · Must-see
• Christ Church · church · Windham · ~26 km · Must-see
• Hogback Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~27 km · Must-see
• North Pond · sanctuary · Sullivan · ~28 km · Must-see
• Rockingham Meeting-House · church · Windham · ~28 km · Must-see
• Surry Mountain Lake · lake · Cheshire · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Putney Town Forest

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Putney Town Forest

• Townshend State Forest · sanctuary · Windham · ~12 km · Must-see
• Naulakha · sanctuary · Windham · ~14 km · Must-see
• Jamaica State Park · sanctuary · Windham · ~25 km · Must-see
• North Pond · sanctuary · Sullivan · ~28 km · Must-see
• Molly Stark State Park · sanctuary · Windham · ~30 km · Must-see
• Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Cheshire · ~39 km · Must-see
• Porter Turret Observatory · sanctuary · Windsor · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lye Brook Wilderness · sanctuary · Bennington · ~46 km · Must-see
• Woodford State Park · sanctuary · Bennington · ~47 km · Must-see
• George D. Aiken Wilderness · sanctuary · Bennington · ~49 km · Must-see

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