Williamson Area

Williamson Area: 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 Williamson Area

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 Williamson Area — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.02045, -76.28329. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Williamson Area

• Conestoga Trail System · trek · Lancaster · ~1 km · Must-see
• Lancaster Convention Center · attraction · Lancaster · ~3 km · Must-see
• St. Mary's Catholic Church of Lancaster · church · Lancaster · ~3 km · Must-see
• Dutch Wonderland · park · Lancaster · ~7 km · Must-see
• Field of Screams · park · Lancaster · ~15 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary Coptic Orthodox Church · church · Lancaster · ~17 km · Must-see
• Colemanville Covered Bridge · fort · Lancaster · ~18 km · Must-see
• National Watch and Clock Museum · museum · Lancaster · ~23 km · Must-see
• Duncan Island · fort · Lancaster · ~24 km · Must-see
• New Holland Machine Company · church · Lancaster · ~24 km · Must-see
• Susquehannock State Park · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~24 km · Must-see
• Ephrata Cloister · museum · Lancaster · ~25 km · Must-see
• Chickies Rock · viewpoint · Lancaster · ~26 km · Must-see
• Holtwood Dam · lake · Lancaster · ~28 km · Must-see
• Samuel S. Lewis State Park · park · York · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mount Pisgah · viewpoint · York · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mason-Dixon Trail · trek · York · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mount Hope Mansion · fort · Lancaster · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Williamson Area

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Williamson Area

• Susquehannock State Park · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~24 km · Must-see
• Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~37 km · Must-see
• Governor Stable · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~46 km · Must-see
• Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center · sanctuary · Berks · ~50 km · Must-see
• Richard M. Nixon County Park · sanctuary · York · ~51 km · Must-see
• Plumpton Park Zoo · sanctuary · Cecil · ~53 km · Must-see
• ZooAmerica · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~54 km · Must-see
• Marsh Creek State Park · sanctuary · Chester · ~60 km · Must-see
• French Creek State Park · sanctuary · Berks · ~60 km · Must-see
• Gifford Pinchot State Park · sanctuary · York · ~65 km · Must-see

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