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Places near Springfield by type
All 229 places by distance →One day from Springfield
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:56 pm
107 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Springfield
- Boise Lakelake · 45 min
- Sleepy Eye Lakelake · 45 min
- Bachelor Lakelake · 45 min
- Altermatt Lakelake · 45 min
- Jeffers Petroglyphsmuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Springfield
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Springfield?
Altermatt Lake (lake, about 14 km), Riverside Park (park, about 1 km), Jeffers Petroglyphs (museum, about 22 km), Sleepy Eye Lake (lake, about 26 km), Boise Lake (lake, about 10 km), Bachelor Lake (lake, about 32 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Springfield?
86 places on Spotwander: 29 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 13 churches, 15 forts & heritage, 9 parks, 7 museums.
Which is the nearest lake to Springfield?
Boise Lake, about 10 km by road; Altermatt Lake (14 km) is next.
Which is the nearest church to Springfield?
Saint Matthew's Lutheran Church, about 21 km by road; Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church (26 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Springfield?
Start in Springfield, visit Boise Lake, then Sleepy Eye Lake, then Bachelor Lake, then Altermatt Lake, then Jeffers Petroglyphs, and drive back — about 107 km by road in all.