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Places near Beaver Dam by type
All 135 places by distance →One day from Beaver Dam
5 stops, one loop, back by 5:02 pm
91 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Beaver Dam
- Shaw Marsh Wildlife Areanature spot · 2 hrs
- Horicon Marsh Wildlife Areanature spot · 2 hrs
- Waupun Heritage Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Fox Lakelake · 45 min
- Beaver Dam Lake State Wildlife Areadam · 45 min
- Back in Beaver Dam
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Beaver Dam?
Shaw Marsh Wildlife Area (nature spot, about 6 km), Beaver Dam Lake State Wildlife Area (dam, about 6 km), Fox Lake (lake, about 20 km), Horicon Marsh Wildlife Area (nature spot, about 21 km), Fourmile Island Rookery State Natural Area (island, about 22 km), Waupun Heritage Museum (museum, about 27 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Beaver Dam?
13 places on Spotwander: 4 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 6 wildlife, forests & gardens, 1 park, 1 church, 1 museum.
Which is the nearest lake to Beaver Dam?
Beaver Dam Lake State Wildlife Area, about 6 km by road; Fox Lake (20 km) is next.
Which is the nearest sanctuary to Beaver Dam?
Shaw Marsh Wildlife Area, about 6 km by road; Horicon Marsh Wildlife Area (21 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Beaver Dam?
Start in Beaver Dam, visit Shaw Marsh Wildlife Area, then Horicon Marsh Wildlife Area, then Waupun Heritage Museum, then Fox Lake, then Beaver Dam Lake State Wildlife Area, and drive back — about 91 km by road in all.