The Common

The Common: 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 park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit The Common

Season: Year-round, evenings.

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 The Common — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.59002, -69.29054. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Common

• Unity Pond · lake · Waldo · ~9 km · Must-see
• Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~16 km · Must-see
• Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~17 km · Must-see
• Passagassawakeag Lake · lake · Waldo · ~19 km · Must-see
• Pittsfield Universalist Church · church · Somerset · ~28 km · Must-see
• Saint George Lake · lake · Waldo · ~29 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Waldo · ~31 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Waldo · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fort Halifax · fort · Kennebec · ~34 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Kennebec · ~34 km · Must-see
• Redington Museum · museum · Kennebec · ~35 km · Must-see
• Sebasticook Lake Dam · lake · Penobscot · ~35 km · Must-see
• L C Bates Museum · museum · Somerset · ~35 km · Must-see
• Sheepscot Pond · lake · Waldo · ~36 km · Must-see
• Colby College Museum of Art · museum · Kennebec · ~37 km · Must-see
• China Lake Dam · lake · Kennebec · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Waldo · viewpoint · Waldo · ~39 km · Must-see
• Ten Lots Chapel · church · Somerset · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Common

Other parks near The Common

• Union Town Common · park · Knox · ~53 km · Must-see
• Capitol Park · park · Kennebec · ~63 km · Must-see
• Asticou Azalea Garden · park · Hancock · ~108 km · Must-see
• Thuya Garden · park · Hancock · ~108 km · Must-see
• Agamont Park · park · Hancock · ~111 km · Must-see
• Bradbury Mountain State Park · park · Cumberland · ~130 km · Must-see
• Winslow Memorial Park · park · Cumberland · ~137 km · Must-see
• Royal River Park · park · Cumberland · ~141 km · Must-see
• Perkins Arboretum · park · Kennebec · ~36 km
• Belfast City Park · park · Waldo · ~38 km

All parks in Maine

Frequently asked