Herbert Preserve

Herbert Preserve: 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 Herbert Preserve

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 Herbert Preserve — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.34121, -68.89608. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Herbert Preserve

• Grindel Point Light · beach · Waldo · ~10 km · Must-see
• Dyce Head Light · beach · Hancock · ~10 km · Must-see
• Wilson Museum · museum · Hancock · ~11 km · Must-see
• Fort George · fort · Hancock · ~11 km · Must-see
• Pumpkin Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~16 km · Must-see
• Penobscot Marine Museum Campus · museum · Waldo · ~17 km · Must-see
• Fort Point State Park · fort · Waldo · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fort Point Light · fort · Waldo · ~19 km · Must-see
• Eagle Island Light · beach · Hancock · ~21 km · Must-see
• Megunticook Lake · lake · Waldo · ~24 km · Must-see
• Curtis Island Lighthouse · museum · Knox · ~25 km · Must-see
• Goose Rocks Lighthouse · beach · Knox · ~29 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Waldo · ~31 km · Must-see
• Beech Hill · sanctuary · Knox · ~32 km · Must-see
• Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory · attraction · Waldo · ~32 km · Must-see
• Browns Head Light · beach · Knox · ~32 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Waldo · ~32 km · Must-see
• Fort Knox · fort · Waldo · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Herbert Preserve

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Herbert Preserve

• Beech Hill · sanctuary · Knox · ~32 km · Must-see
• Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~38 km · Must-see
• Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Maine · ~55 km · Must-see
• Acadia National Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~57 km · Must-see
• Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~62 km · Must-see
• Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Knox · ~65 km · Must-see
• Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~65 km · Must-see
• Orono Bog · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~76 km · Must-see
• Franklin Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Knox · ~79 km · Must-see
• Fay Hyland Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~80 km · Must-see

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