Conservation Area

Conservation Area: 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 Conservation Area

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 Conservation Area — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.44680, -68.88103. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Conservation Area

• Penobscot Marine Museum Campus · museum · Waldo · ~5 km · Must-see
• Fort Point State Park · fort · Waldo · ~7 km · Must-see
• Fort Point Light · fort · Waldo · ~7 km · Must-see
• Fort George · fort · Hancock · ~11 km · Must-see
• Dyce Head Light · beach · Hancock · ~11 km · Must-see
• Wilson Museum · museum · Hancock · ~11 km · Must-see
• Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory · attraction · Waldo · ~18 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Waldo · ~18 km · Must-see
• Fort Knox · fort · Waldo · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Waldo · viewpoint · Waldo · ~19 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Waldo · ~19 km · Must-see
• Marsh River Dam · lake · Waldo · ~23 km · Must-see
• Pumpkin Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~24 km · Must-see
• Grindel Point Light · beach · Waldo · ~24 km · Must-see
• Toddy Dam · lake · Hancock · ~26 km · Must-see
• Passagassawakeag Lake · lake · Waldo · ~26 km · Must-see
• Great Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~30 km · Must-see
• Eagle Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~34 km · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Conservation Area

• Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~34 km · Must-see
• Beech Hill · sanctuary · Knox · ~44 km · Must-see
• Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~51 km · Must-see
• Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~52 km · Must-see
• Orono Bog · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~61 km · Must-see
• Acadia National Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~62 km · Must-see
• Fay Hyland Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~66 km · Must-see
• Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Maine · ~69 km · Must-see
• Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Knox · ~79 km · Must-see
• Viles Arboretum · sanctuary · Kennebec · ~90 km · Must-see

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