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Places near Kelso by type
All 285 places by distance →One day from Kelso
5 stops, one loop, back by 3:17 pm
101 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Kelso
- Cottonwood Islandisland · 1 hrs
- Lake Sacajawealake · 45 min
- Great Vow Zen Monasterymonastery · 1 hrs
- Mount Saint Helens Creation Centermuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Seaquest State Parkpark · 45 min
- Back in Kelso
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Kelso?
Nutty Narrows Squirrel Bridge (attraction, about 3 km), Lake Sacajawea (lake, about 4 km), First Christian Church (church, about 4 km), Longview Community Church (church, about 4 km), Cottonwood Island (island, about 10 km), Mount Saint Helens Creation Center (museum, about 18 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Kelso?
26 places on Spotwander: 5 parks, 3 other attractions, 3 wildlife, forests & gardens, 5 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 5 churches.
Which is the nearest park to Kelso?
Seaquest State Park, about 23 km by road; Nob Hill Nature Park (42 km) is next.
Which is the nearest sanctuary to Kelso?
Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens, about 38 km by road; Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer (38 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Kelso?
Start in Kelso, visit Cottonwood Island, then Lake Sacajawea, then Great Vow Zen Monastery, then Mount Saint Helens Creation Center, then Seaquest State Park, and drive back — about 101 km by road in all.