Fiddlehead Island

Fiddlehead Island: 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 Fiddlehead Island

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 Fiddlehead Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.15040, -67.58730. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fiddlehead Island

• Bull Lake · lake · York · ~20 km · Must-see
• Aroostook County Historical & Art Museum of Houlton · museum · Aroostook · ~24 km · Must-see
• Pokiok Falls · waterfall · York · ~42 km · Must-see
• Skiff Lake · lake · York · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mars Hill · viewpoint · Aroostook · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mount Frederick Clarke · viewpoint · Carleton · ~57 km · Must-see
• Bolton Brook Falls · waterfall · York · ~63 km · Must-see
• East Grand Lake · lake · Maine · ~63 km · Must-see
• Scotch Lake · lake · York · ~65 km · Must-see
• Spednic Lake · lake · Maine · ~69 km · Must-see
• Magaguadavic Lake · lake · York · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake George · lake · York · ~70 km · Must-see
• International Appalachian Trail New-Brunswick · trek · Aroostook · ~73 km · Must-see
• Mactaquac Dam · lake · York · ~75 km · Must-see
• Old Carleton County Courthouse · museum · Carleton · ~4 km
• Van Dine Falls · waterfall · Carleton · ~12 km
• Gibson Falls · waterfall · Carleton · ~12 km
• Hays Falls · waterfall · Carleton · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Fiddlehead Island

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Fiddlehead Island

• Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~109 km · Must-see
• Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Aroostook · ~114 km · Must-see
• Baxter State Park · sanctuary · Piscataquis · ~130 km · Must-see
• Coffin Bog · sanctuary · Aroostook · ~43 km
• Mactaquac Provincial Park · sanctuary · York · ~71 km
• Crystal Bog · sanctuary · Aroostook · ~73 km
• Tay River Protected Natural Area · sanctuary · York · ~83 km
• Wadleigh Bog · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~84 km
• Anvil Meadow · sanctuary · Washington · ~86 km
• Hackmatack Bog · sanctuary · Washington · ~86 km

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