Turkey Point State Forest

Turkey Point 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 Turkey Point 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 Turkey Point State Forest — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.01352, -73.94433. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Turkey Point State Forest

• Sacred Heart Chapel · church · Dutchess · ~3 km · Must-see
• Center For Curatorial Studies and Hessel Museum of Art · museum · Dutchess · ~3 km · Must-see
• Tivoli Bays Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Dutchess · ~4 km · Must-see
• Mount Rutsen · viewpoint · Dutchess · ~8 km · Must-see
• Saugerties Lighthouse · fort · Ulster · ~8 km · Must-see
• Halihan Hill · viewpoint · Ulster · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mount Marion · viewpoint · Ulster · ~8 km · Must-see
• Clermont State Historic Site · sanctuary · Columbia · ~10 km · Must-see
• Opus 40 · attraction · Ulster · ~10 km · Must-see
• Jockey Hill · viewpoint · Ulster · ~12 km · Must-see
• Clarkson Chapel · church · Columbia · ~12 km · Must-see
• Hudson Valley Greenway Trail (Kingston) · trek · Ulster · ~12 km · Must-see
• Ponckhockie Union Congregational Church · church · Ulster · ~13 km · Must-see
• Hasbrouck Park · park · Ulster · ~13 km · Must-see
• Roundout Light · church · Ulster · ~13 km · Must-see
• Bristol Beach State Park · beach · Ulster · ~13 km · Must-see
• Senate House State Historic Site · sanctuary · Ulster · ~13 km · Must-see
• Hudson River Maritime Museum · museum · Ulster · ~14 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Turkey Point State Forest

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Turkey Point State Forest

• Tivoli Bays Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Dutchess · ~4 km · Must-see
• Clermont State Historic Site · sanctuary · Columbia · ~10 km · Must-see
• Senate House State Historic Site · sanctuary · Ulster · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mount Guardian Preserve · sanctuary · Ulster · ~20 km · Must-see
• Thomas Cole National Historic Site · sanctuary · Greene · ~31 km · Must-see
• Stony Clove Unit · sanctuary · Greene · ~34 km · Must-see
• Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site · sanctuary · Dutchess · ~35 km · Must-see
• Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site · sanctuary · Dutchess · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mohonk Preserve · sanctuary · Ulster · ~41 km · Must-see
• Franny Reese State Park · sanctuary · Ulster · ~44 km · Must-see

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