Jackson Park

Jackson 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 Jackson 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 Jackson Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.92080, -97.18035. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jackson Park

• Lake Kampeska · lake · Codington · ~3 km · Must-see
• Bramble Park · park · Codington · ~5 km · Must-see
• Sandy Shore State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Codington · ~7 km · Must-see
• Pelican Lake · lake · Codington · ~7 km · Must-see
• Pelican Lake Recreation Area · lake · Codington · ~9 km · Must-see
• Chain of Lakes · lake · Codington · ~12 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Codington · ~13 km · Must-see
• Medicine Lake · lake · Codington · ~19 km · Must-see
• Dry Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Codington · ~22 km · Must-see
• Long Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Codington · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Nicholson · lake · Codington · ~24 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Lake · lake · Codington · ~27 km · Must-see
• Grass Lake · lake · Codington · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Henry · lake · Clark · ~31 km · Must-see
• Warner Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Codington · ~33 km · Must-see
• Kings Lake · lake · Codington · ~34 km · Must-see
• Crooked Lake · lake · Grant · ~35 km · Must-see
• Round Lake State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Deuel · ~36 km · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Jackson Park

• Sandy Shore State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Codington · ~7 km · Must-see
• Oakwood Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Brookings · ~68 km · Must-see
• Waubay National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Day · ~71 km · Must-see
• Brookings Nature Park Mountain Bike Skills Area · sanctuary · Brookings · ~98 km · Must-see
• Sica Hollow State Park · sanctuary · Marshall · ~114 km · Must-see
• Hole-in-the-Mountain Prairie Preserve · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~128 km · Must-see
• Camp Release State Monument · sanctuary · Chippewa · ~141 km · Must-see
• Eastman State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Roberts · ~90 km
• Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Lac qui Parle · ~91 km
• Madrena Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lac qui Parle · ~94 km

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