Jay State Forest

Jay State 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 Jay State 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 Jay State Forest — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.94930, -72.53461. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jay State Forest

• Jay Peak · viewpoint · Orleans · ~4 km · Must-see
• Jay Peak · viewpoint · Grafton · ~4 km · Must-see
• Missisquoi River Bridge · attraction · Franklin · ~10 km · Must-see
• Fuller Covered Bridge · attraction · Franklin · ~12 km · Must-see
• Comstock Covered Bridge · attraction · Franklin · ~13 km · Must-see
• Longley Covered Bridge · attraction · Franklin · ~13 km · Must-see
• Hopkins Covered Bridge · attraction · Franklin · ~14 km · Must-see
• Hutchins Covered Bridge · attraction · Franklin · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hazen's Notch · viewpoint · Grafton · ~15 km · Must-see
• West Hill Covered Bridge · attraction · Franklin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Sentier de l'Estrie, Mont Écho · viewpoint · Estrie · ~23 km · Must-see
• Enosburg Congregational Memorial Church · church · Franklin · ~23 km · Must-see
• Newport · lake · Coös · ~32 km · Must-see
• Selby Lake · lake · Estrie · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Carmi State Park · lake · Franklin · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Carmi · lake · Franklin · ~34 km · Must-see
• Morgan Covered Bridge · attraction · Lamoille · ~34 km · Must-see
• Jaynes Covered Bridge · attraction · Lamoille · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Jay State Forest

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Jay State Forest

• Willoughby State Forest · sanctuary · Orleans · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mathewson State Forest · sanctuary · Caledonia · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mount Mansfield State Forest · sanctuary · Lamoille · ~67 km · Must-see
• Woods Island State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~69 km · Must-see
• Brighton State Park · sanctuary · Essex · ~70 km · Must-see
• Burton Island State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~70 km · Must-see
• Black Turn Brook State Forest · sanctuary · Essex · ~71 km · Must-see
• Knight Island State Park · sanctuary · Grand Isle · ~73 km · Must-see
• Knight Point State Park · sanctuary · Grand Isle · ~79 km · Must-see
• Waterbury Center State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~81 km · Must-see

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