Elbow Bog

Elbow Bog: 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 Elbow Bog

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 Elbow Bog — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.38562, -69.84534. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Elbow Bog

• Moxie Falls · waterfall · Somerset · ~10 km · Must-see
• Big Moose Mountain · viewpoint · Piscataquis · ~19 km · Must-see
• Moxie Mountain · viewpoint · Somerset · ~25 km · Must-see
• Coburn Mountain · viewpoint · Somerset · ~30 km · Must-see
• Shutdown Mountain · viewpoint · Somerset · ~35 km · Must-see
• Monson Community Church · church · Piscataquis · ~36 km · Must-see
• Borestone Mountain East Peak · viewpoint · Piscataquis · ~43 km · Must-see
• Moosehead Lake · lake · Piscataquis · ~43 km · Must-see
• Spencer Lake · lake · Somerset · ~43 km · Must-see
• Elephant Mountain · viewpoint · Piscataquis · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mount Kineo · viewpoint · Piscataquis · ~45 km · Must-see
• Baker Mountain · viewpoint · Piscataquis · ~51 km · Must-see
• Flagstaff Lake · lake · Somerset · ~53 km · Must-see
• Moose River Congregational Church · church · Somerset · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mount Bigelow · viewpoint · Somerset · ~55 km · Must-see
• White Cap Mountain · viewpoint · Piscataquis · ~63 km · Must-see
• Boundary Bald Mountain · viewpoint · Somerset · ~63 km · Must-see
• Hundred-Mile Wilderness · trek · Piscataquis · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Elbow Bog

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Elbow Bog

• Sandy Bay Township Public Reserved Land · sanctuary · Somerset · ~76 km · Must-see
• Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~111 km · Must-see
• Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~121 km · Must-see
• Baxter State Park · sanctuary · Piscataquis · ~125 km · Must-see
• Orono Bog · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~131 km · Must-see
• Fay Hyland Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~133 km · Must-see
• Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~139 km · Must-see
• Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~140 km · Must-see
• Connecticut Lakes Headwaters Working Forest · sanctuary · Coös · ~143 km · Must-see
• Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Coös · ~144 km · Must-see

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