Lighthouse Point Park

Lighthouse Point Park: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Lighthouse Point Park

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

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

How to reach Lighthouse Point Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.24942, -72.90179. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lighthouse Point Park

• Five Mile Point Light · fort · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~0 km · Must-see
• Southwest Ledge Light · fort · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~2 km · Must-see
• Nathan Hale Park · park · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~2 km · Must-see
• Saint Bernadette School · church · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~3 km · Must-see
• Farm River State Park · sanctuary · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~5 km · Must-see
• Beacon Hill · viewpoint · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~6 km · Must-see
• River Street Historic District · fort · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~7 km · Must-see
• 29th Colored Regiment Monument · fort · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~7 km · Must-see
• Wooster Square · park · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~8 km · Must-see
• WNHC-AM (New Haven) · sanctuary · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~8 km · Must-see
• Connecticut Childrens Museum · museum · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~8 km · Must-see
• Yale University Art Gallery · museum · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lake Saltonstall · lake · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~9 km · Must-see
• Battell Chapel · church · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~9 km · Must-see
• Yale Collection of Musical Instruments · museum · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~9 km · Must-see
• New Haven Colonial Historical Society Building · church · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~9 km · Must-see
• Dwight Street Historic District · fort · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lake Saltonstall Trail · viewpoint · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~10 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lighthouse Point Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Lighthouse Point Park

• Farm River State Park · sanctuary · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~5 km · Must-see
• WNHC-AM (New Haven) · sanctuary · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~8 km · Must-see
• Marsh Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~10 km · Must-see
• West Rock Nature Center · sanctuary · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~15 km · Must-see
• West Rock Ridge State Park · sanctuary · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~18 km · Must-see
• Silver Sands State Park · sanctuary · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~19 km · Must-see
• Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~22 km · Must-see
• Charles E. Wheeler Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~23 km · Must-see
• Osbornedale State Park · sanctuary · Naugatuck Valley Planning Region · ~25 km · Must-see
• Quinnipiac River State Park · sanctuary · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~25 km · Must-see

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