Appleton Preserve

Appleton Preserve: 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 Appleton Preserve

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 Appleton Preserve — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.30607, -69.22067. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Appleton Preserve

• Megunticook Lake · lake · Waldo · ~13 km · Must-see
• Union Town Common · park · Knox · ~14 km · Must-see
• Saint George Lake · lake · Waldo · ~16 km · Must-see
• Sheepscot Pond · lake · Waldo · ~22 km · Must-see
• Curtis Island Lighthouse · museum · Knox · ~22 km · Must-see
• Beech Hill · sanctuary · Knox · ~23 km · Must-see
• Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~24 km · Must-see
• Grindel Point Light · beach · Waldo · ~28 km · Must-see
• Passagassawakeag Lake · lake · Waldo · ~30 km · Must-see
• Farnsworth Art Museum · museum · Knox · ~30 km · Must-see
• Rockland Breakwater · fort · Knox · ~31 km · Must-see
• Owls Head Light · beach · Knox · ~35 km · Must-see
• Penobscot Marine Museum Campus · museum · Waldo · ~36 km · Must-see
• Damariscotta Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~36 km · Must-see
• Browns Head Light · beach · Knox · ~41 km · Must-see
• Dyce Head Light · beach · Hancock · ~41 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Waldo · ~42 km · Must-see
• Wilson Museum · museum · Hancock · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Appleton Preserve

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Appleton Preserve

• Beech Hill · sanctuary · Knox · ~23 km · Must-see
• Gene Letourneau (Frye Mountain) Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~24 km · Must-see
• Viles Arboretum · sanctuary · Kennebec · ~53 km · Must-see
• Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Waldo · ~55 km · Must-see
• Dodge Point Preserve · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~56 km · Must-see
• Franklin Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Knox · ~60 km · Must-see
• Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Maine · ~63 km · Must-see
• Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~75 km · Must-see
• Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Knox · ~75 km · Must-see
• Ecotat Gardens and Arboretum · sanctuary · Penobscot · ~76 km · Must-see

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