Hewitt State Forest

Hewitt 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 nature spot: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Hewitt 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 Hewitt State Forest — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.74133, -76.22253. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hewitt State Forest

• Gifford Hill · viewpoint · Onondaga · ~5 km · Must-see
• Ripley Hill · viewpoint · Onondaga · ~7 km · Must-see
• Spafford Forest Coldbrook Reforestation Area · sanctuary · Onondaga · ~7 km · Must-see
• Green Lake · lake · Cortland · ~8 km · Must-see
• Upper Little York Lake · lake · Cortland · ~9 km · Must-see
• Tully Lake · lake · Onondaga · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lake Como · lake · Cayuga · ~12 km · Must-see
• Heiberg Memorial Forest · sanctuary · Cortland · ~15 km · Must-see
• Fillmore Glen State Park · park · Cayuga · ~18 km · Must-see
• Otisco Lake · lake · Onondaga · ~19 km · Must-see
• Labrador Hollow Unique Area · sanctuary · Onondaga · ~19 km · Must-see
• Free Methodist Church of Cortland · church · Cortland · ~20 km · Must-see
• Unitarian Universalist Church of Cortland · church · Cortland · ~20 km · Must-see
• Skaneateles Lake · lake · Onondaga · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lime Hollow Nature Center · sanctuary · Cortland · ~25 km · Must-see
• Owasco Reformed Church · church · Cayuga · ~29 km · Must-see
• Owasco Lake · lake · Cayuga · ~31 km · Must-see
• Highland Forest · park · Onondaga · ~33 km · Must-see

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

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Hewitt State Forest

• Spafford Forest Coldbrook Reforestation Area · sanctuary · Onondaga · ~7 km · Must-see
• Heiberg Memorial Forest · sanctuary · Cortland · ~15 km · Must-see
• Labrador Hollow Unique Area · sanctuary · Onondaga · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lime Hollow Nature Center · sanctuary · Cortland · ~25 km · Must-see
• Indian Hill · sanctuary · Onondaga · ~41 km · Must-see
• James Pass Arboretum · sanctuary · Onondaga · ~42 km · Must-see
• Muller Hill State Forest · sanctuary · Madison · ~46 km · Must-see
• Robert H. Treman State Park · sanctuary · Tompkins · ~59 km · Must-see
• Finger Lakes National Forest · sanctuary · Schuyler · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lodi Point State Park · sanctuary · Seneca · ~69 km · Must-see

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