Maple Valley State Forest

Maple Valley State 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 Maple Valley State 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 Maple Valley State Forest — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.65726, -74.75106. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Maple Valley State Forest

• Betty and Wilbur Davis State Park · park · Otsego · ~8 km · Must-see
• Plank Pond · lake · Bennington · ~9 km · Must-see
• Hudson Lake · lake · Otsego · ~10 km · Must-see
• Belvedere Lake · lake · Bennington · ~12 km · Must-see
• Hooker Mountain · viewpoint · Otsego · ~14 km · Must-see
• Cornish Hill · viewpoint · Bennington · ~16 km · Must-see
• Seward Lake · lake · Otsego · ~19 km · Must-see
• Farmers' Museum · lake · Bennington · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mount Independence · viewpoint · Otsego · ~20 km · Must-see
• Otsego Lake · lake · Otsego · ~20 km · Must-see
• Moe Pond · lake · Otsego · ~22 km · Must-see
• Clapper Lake · lake · Delaware · ~22 km · Must-see
• The Cobble · viewpoint · Schoharie · ~22 km · Must-see
• Hyde Hall Covered Bridge · attraction · Otsego · ~22 km · Must-see
• Red House Hill · viewpoint · Otsego · ~22 km · Must-see
• Red House Hill · viewpoint · Bennington · ~22 km · Must-see
• Crumhorn Lake · lake · Otsego · ~22 km · Must-see
• Glimmerglass State Park · park · Otsego · ~22 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Maple Valley State Forest

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Maple Valley State Forest

• Deowongo Island · sanctuary · Otsego · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cotton Hill State Forest · sanctuary · Schoharie · ~48 km · Must-see
• Steuben Hill · sanctuary · Rutland · ~62 km · Must-see
• Hunts Pond State Forest · sanctuary · Chenango · ~64 km · Must-see
• Christman Bird and Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Schenectady · ~65 km · Must-see
• Balsam Mountain Unit · sanctuary · Greene · ~74 km · Must-see
• Bear Swamp · sanctuary · Albany · ~75 km · Must-see
• Plotter Kill Preserve · sanctuary · Rutland · ~77 km · Must-see
• Utica Zoo · sanctuary · Oneida · ~78 km · Must-see
• Woodlawn Preserve · sanctuary · Bennington · ~87 km · Must-see

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