Sterling Forest

Sterling Forest: 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 Sterling Forest

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 Sterling Forest — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.53418, -72.72037. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sterling Forest

• Smuggler's Notch State Park · viewpoint · Lamoille · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mount Mansfield State Forest · sanctuary · Lamoille · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mount Mansfield · viewpoint · Chittenden · ~9 km · Must-see
• Morrisville Dam · lake · Lamoille · ~12 km · Must-see
• Bolton Mountain · viewpoint · Chittenden · ~17 km · Must-see
• Waterbury Center State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~21 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Covered Bridge · attraction · Lamoille · ~24 km · Must-see
• Jaynes Covered Bridge · attraction · Lamoille · ~25 km · Must-see
• Fletcher Union Church · church · Franklin · ~28 km · Must-see
• Morgan Covered Bridge · attraction · Lamoille · ~29 km · Must-see
• Richmond Congregational Church · church · Chittenden · ~33 km · Must-see
• Old Round Church · church · Chittenden · ~33 km · Must-see
• Wrightsville Reservoir · lake · Grafton · ~33 km · Must-see
• Camels Hump · viewpoint · Chittenden · ~34 km · Must-see
• Camel's Hump State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~37 km · Must-see
• Indian Brook Reservoir · lake · Chittenden · ~37 km · Must-see
• Birds of Vermont Museum · museum · Chittenden · ~38 km · Must-see
• Hubbard Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sterling Forest

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Sterling Forest

• Mount Mansfield State Forest · sanctuary · Lamoille · ~8 km · Must-see
• Waterbury Center State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~21 km · Must-see
• Camel's Hump State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~37 km · Must-see
• Hubbard Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~39 km · Must-see
• Vermont State Capitol · sanctuary · Washington · ~40 km · Must-see
• Wheeler Nature Park · sanctuary · Chittenden · ~47 km · Must-see
• Battery Park · sanctuary · Chittenden · ~50 km · Must-see
• Camels Hump State Forest · sanctuary · Chittenden · ~51 km · Must-see
• L.R. Jones State Forest · sanctuary · Washington · ~55 km · Must-see
• Groton State Forest · sanctuary · Caledonia · ~58 km · Must-see

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