The Marshes

The Marshes: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit The Marshes

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

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 The Marshes — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.34583, -70.84042. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Marshes

• Bauneg Beg Mountain · viewpoint · Strafford · ~8 km · Must-see
• West Lebanon Historic District · sanctuary · York · ~12 km · Must-see
• Rochester Common · museum · Strafford · ~15 km · Must-see
• Salmon Falls Mill Historic District · waterfall · Strafford · ~15 km · Must-see
• Milton Pond · lake · Strafford · ~18 km · Must-see
• Northeast Pond · lake · Strafford · ~19 km · Must-see
• Garrison Hill Tower · park · Strafford · ~19 km · Must-see
• Baxter Lake · lake · Strafford · ~21 km · Must-see
• Dover Baptist Church · church · Strafford · ~21 km · Must-see
• New Hampshire farm Museum · museum · Strafford · ~22 km · Must-see
• Bellamy Reservoir Dam · lake · Strafford · ~26 km · Must-see
• First Congregational Church · church · York · ~26 km · Must-see
• Sunrise Lake · lake · Strafford · ~28 km · Must-see
• Blue Job Mountain · viewpoint · Strafford · ~28 km · Must-see
• Moody Beach · beach · York · ~28 km · Must-see
• First Parish Church Site-Dover Point · fort · Strafford · ~29 km · Must-see
• Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve at Laudholm · park · York · ~29 km · Must-see
• Swains Lake · lake · Strafford · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Marshes

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near The Marshes

• West Lebanon Historic District · sanctuary · York · ~12 km · Must-see
• John Sullivan House · sanctuary · Strafford · ~31 km · Must-see
• Spruce Hole · sanctuary · Strafford · ~33 km · Must-see
• Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · York · ~36 km · Must-see
• Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~37 km · Must-see
• Moffatt-Ladd House · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~38 km · Must-see
• MacPheadris–Warner House · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~38 km · Must-see
• Governor John Langdon House · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~39 km · Must-see
• Wentworth-Gardner House · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bedrock Gardens · sanctuary · Strafford · ~41 km · Must-see

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