Catamount State Forest

Catamount 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 Catamount 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 Catamount State Forest — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.64441, -72.75212. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Catamount State Forest

• Pocumtuck Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~2 km · Must-see
• Massaemett Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~5 km · Must-see
• Bridge of Flowers · attraction · Franklin · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mount Institute · viewpoint · Franklin · ~13 km · Must-see
• Bear Swamp · sanctuary · Franklin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Hail to the Sunrise · fort · Franklin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Kenneth Dubuque Memorial State Forest · sanctuary · Franklin · ~20 km · Must-see
• Rowe State Forest · sanctuary · Franklin · ~20 km · Must-see
• Green River Covered Bridge · attraction · Windham · ~20 km · Must-see
• Historic Deerfield Walking Tour · museum · Franklin · ~20 km · Must-see
• Pocumtuck Rock · viewpoint · Franklin · ~22 km · Must-see
• Chapel Brook · church · Franklin · ~23 km · Must-see
• Monroe State Forest · sanctuary · Franklin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Harriman Dam · lake · Windham · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation · sanctuary · Franklin · ~29 km · Must-see
• Borden Mountain · viewpoint · Berkshire · ~29 km · Must-see
• Crum Hill · viewpoint · Franklin · ~29 km · Must-see
• South Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~29 km · Must-see

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

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Catamount State Forest

• Bear Swamp · sanctuary · Franklin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Kenneth Dubuque Memorial State Forest · sanctuary · Franklin · ~20 km · Must-see
• Rowe State Forest · sanctuary · Franklin · ~20 km · Must-see
• Monroe State Forest · sanctuary · Franklin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Mount Sugarloaf State Reservation · sanctuary · Franklin · ~29 km · Must-see
• Molly Stark State Park · sanctuary · Windham · ~29 km · Must-see
• Bryant Homestead · sanctuary · Hampshire · ~30 km · Must-see
• Notchview · sanctuary · Berkshire · ~33 km · Must-see
• Natural Bridge State Park · sanctuary · Berkshire · ~36 km · Must-see
• Clarksburg State Park · sanctuary · Berkshire · ~36 km · Must-see

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