Bower Park

Bower Park: 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 Bower Park

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 Bower Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.72977, -88.08476. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bower Park

• Prairie Ridge State Natural Area · sanctuary · Henderson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Newton Power Station Lake · lake · Henderson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Jasper · ~34 km · Must-see
• Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Henderson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Jasper · ~41 km · Must-see
• Hanging Rock · viewpoint · Knox · ~53 km · Must-see
• Wayne County Fairgrounds · park · Union · ~58 km · Must-see
• Beall Woods State Park · sanctuary · Wabash · ~59 km · Must-see
• Indiana Military Museum · museum · Knox · ~60 km · Must-see
• Francis Vigo · fort · Knox · ~60 km · Must-see
• Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Union · ~60 km · Must-see
• Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Wayne · ~61 km · Must-see
• Indiana Territorial Capitol · fort · Knox · ~61 km · Must-see
• Kimmell Park · park · Knox · ~62 km · Must-see
• Gibson Lake (Indiana) · lake · Gibson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Gregg Park · park · Knox · ~64 km · Must-see
• Crawford County State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Crawford · ~64 km · Must-see
• Fort Lamotte · fort · Sullivan · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bower Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bower Park

• Prairie Ridge State Natural Area · sanctuary · Henderson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Henderson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Jasper · ~41 km · Must-see
• Beall Woods State Park · sanctuary · Wabash · ~59 km · Must-see
• Crawford County State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Crawford · ~64 km · Must-see
• Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Marion · ~74 km · Must-see
• Harmonie State Park · sanctuary · Posey · ~92 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Trail State Park · sanctuary · Clark · ~94 km · Must-see
• Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge and Management Area · sanctuary · Gibson · ~96 km · Must-see
• Greene–Sullivan State Forest · sanctuary · Greene · ~98 km · Must-see

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