Dakin Park

Dakin Park: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Dakin Park

Season: Year-round, evenings.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Dakin Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.81294, -68.76978. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dakin Park

• Orono Bog · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~9 km · Must-see
• Fay Hyland Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~15 km · Must-see
• Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~15 km · Must-see
• Page Farm and Home Museum · museum · Penobscot · ~16 km · Must-see
• Hudson Museum · museum · Penobscot · ~16 km · Must-see
• Phillips Lake Dam · lake · Hancock · ~20 km · Must-see
• Blackcap · viewpoint · Penobscot · ~22 km · Must-see
• Marsh River Dam · lake · Waldo · ~30 km · Must-see
• Great Pond Mountain · viewpoint · Hancock · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fort Knox · fort · Waldo · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Waldo · viewpoint · Waldo · ~35 km · Must-see
• Toddy Dam · lake · Hancock · ~35 km · Must-see
• Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory · attraction · Waldo · ~35 km · Must-see
• Stetson Meetinghouse · church · Penobscot · ~38 km · Must-see
• Beech Hill Pond Dam · lake · Hancock · ~39 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Waldo · ~40 km · Must-see
• Graham Lake · lake · Hancock · ~41 km · Must-see
• Green Lake Dam · lake · Hancock · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dakin Park

Other parks near Dakin Park

• Agamont Park · park · Hancock · ~81 km · Must-see
• Asticou Azalea Garden · park · Hancock · ~86 km · Must-see
• Thuya Garden · park · Hancock · ~86 km · Must-see
• Union Town Common · park · Knox · ~97 km · Must-see
• Capitol Park · park · Kennebec · ~122 km · Must-see
• Chapin Park · park · Penobscot · ~1 km
• Prentiss Woods · park · Penobscot · ~3 km
• Bass Park · park · Penobscot · ~3 km
• Webster Park · park · Penobscot · ~14 km
• Ellsworth Harbor Park and Marina · park · Hancock · ~52 km

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