Gesner Park

Gesner Park: 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 Gesner Park

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 Gesner Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.61884, -69.00893. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gesner Park

• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Waldo · ~8 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Waldo · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Waldo · viewpoint · Waldo · ~12 km · Must-see
• Marsh River Dam · lake · Waldo · ~14 km · Must-see
• Passagassawakeag Lake · lake · Waldo · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fort Knox · fort · Waldo · ~22 km · Must-see
• Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory · attraction · Waldo · ~22 km · Must-see
• Penobscot Marine Museum Campus · museum · Waldo · ~24 km · Must-see
• Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fort Point State Park · fort · Waldo · ~28 km · Must-see
• Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fort Point Light · fort · Waldo · ~29 km · Must-see
• Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~29 km · Must-see
• Unity Pond · lake · Waldo · ~32 km · Must-see
• Toddy Dam · lake · Hancock · ~33 km · Must-see
• Great Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fort George · fort · Hancock · ~38 km · Must-see
• Dyce Head Light · beach · Hancock · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Gesner Park

Other parks near Gesner Park

• Union Town Common · park · Knox · ~62 km · Must-see
• Asticou Azalea Garden · park · Hancock · ~84 km · Must-see
• Thuya Garden · park · Hancock · ~85 km · Must-see
• Agamont Park · park · Hancock · ~86 km · Must-see
• Capitol Park · park · Kennebec · ~88 km · Must-see
• Moose Point State Park · park · Waldo · ~27 km
• Belfast City Park · park · Waldo · ~28 km
• Bass Park · park · Penobscot · ~33 km
• Chapin Park · park · Penobscot · ~36 km
• Dakin Park · park · Penobscot · ~36 km

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