Parsons Reserve

Parsons Reserve: 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 Parsons Reserve

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 Parsons Reserve — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.56796, -71.00732. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Parsons Reserve

• Slocums River Reserve · sanctuary · Bristol · ~2 km · Must-see
• Demarest Lloyd State Park · sanctuary · Bristol · ~6 km · Must-see
• Westport Town Farm · sanctuary · Bristol · ~8 km · Must-see
• Round Hill · viewpoint · Bristol · ~9 km · Must-see
• Dumpling Rocks Light · beach · Bristol · ~10 km · Must-see
• Buttonwood Park Zoo · sanctuary · Bristol · ~10 km · Must-see
• Hazelwood Park · park · Bristol · ~11 km · Must-see
• Acushnet Fort · fort · Bristol · ~12 km · Must-see
• Clark's Point Light · fort · Bristol · ~12 km · Must-see
• St. John the Baptist Church · church · Bristol · ~12 km · Must-see
• Seamen's Bethel · church · Bristol · ~13 km · Must-see
• Butler Flats Light · beach · Bristol · ~13 km · Must-see
• New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Visitor Center · church · Bristol · ~13 km · Must-see
• Palmers Island Light · fort · Bristol · ~13 km · Must-see
• Fort Phoenix · fort · Bristol · ~13 km · Must-see
• Old Stone Church · church · Newport · ~14 km · Must-see
• Unitarian Memorial Church · church · Bristol · ~14 km · Must-see
• Quicksand Pond · lake · Newport · ~15 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Parsons Reserve

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Parsons Reserve

• Slocums River Reserve · sanctuary · Bristol · ~2 km · Must-see
• Demarest Lloyd State Park · sanctuary · Bristol · ~6 km · Must-see
• Westport Town Farm · sanctuary · Bristol · ~8 km · Must-see
• Buttonwood Park Zoo · sanctuary · Bristol · ~10 km · Must-see
• Acushnet Cedar Swamp State Res · sanctuary · Bristol · ~17 km · Must-see
• Copicut Woods · sanctuary · Bristol · ~20 km · Must-see
• Copicut Woods · sanctuary · Newport · ~20 km · Must-see
• Nasketucket Bay State Reservation · sanctuary · Plymouth · ~20 km · Must-see
• Kennedy Park · sanctuary · Newport · ~24 km · Must-see
• Norman Bird Sanctuary · sanctuary · Newport · ~28 km · Must-see

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