Headwaters Forest

Headwaters 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 Headwaters 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 Headwaters Forest — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.90099, -67.78357. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Headwaters Forest

• East Grand Lake · lake · Maine · ~26 km · Must-see
• Skiff Lake · lake · York · ~28 km · Must-see
• Aroostook County Historical & Art Museum of Houlton · museum · Aroostook · ~32 km · Must-see
• Bolton Brook Falls · waterfall · York · ~34 km · Must-see
• Spednic Lake · lake · Maine · ~40 km · Must-see
• Bull Lake · lake · York · ~48 km · Must-see
• Pokiok Falls · waterfall · York · ~53 km · Must-see
• Baskahegan Lake · lake · Washington · ~55 km · Must-see
• Stetson Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~55 km · Must-see
• Magaguadavic Lake · lake · York · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake George · lake · York · ~72 km · Must-see
• Monument 1 · fort · Maine · ~6 km
• Belle Lake · lake · Maine · ~7 km
• Frog Island · river spot · York · ~13 km
• Eel River Falls · waterfall · York · ~13 km
• First Eel Lake · lake · York · ~13 km
• North Bayw · lake · Maine · ~15 km
• Eel River · river spot · York · ~17 km

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Headwaters Forest

• Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~88 km · Must-see
• Baxter State Park · sanctuary · Piscataquis · ~111 km · Must-see
• Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Aroostook · ~144 km · Must-see
• Coffin Bog · sanctuary · Aroostook · ~21 km
• Anvil Meadow · sanctuary · Washington · ~48 km
• Hackmatack Bog · sanctuary · Washington · ~49 km
• Webber Bog · sanctuary · Washington · ~49 km
• Hays Bog · sanctuary · Washington · ~50 km
• Crystal Bog · sanctuary · Aroostook · ~56 km
• Malcome Bog · sanctuary · Washington · ~62 km

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