Cardinal Field

Cardinal Field: 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 Cardinal Field

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 Cardinal Field — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.14386, -95.12583. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cardinal Field

• Lost Island Lake · lake · Palo Alto · ~22 km · Must-see
• Emerson Bay State Recreation Area · park · Dickinson · ~30 km · Must-see
• Higgins Museum · museum · Dickinson · ~33 km · Must-see
• West Okoboji Lake · lake · Dickinson · ~34 km · Must-see
• East Okoboji Lake · lake · Dickinson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cayler Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Dickinson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Wittrock Indian Village State Preserve · fort · O'Brien · ~38 km · Must-see
• Marble Beach State Recreation Area · beach · Dickinson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake · lake · Dickinson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Iowa Lake · lake · Osceola · ~59 km · Must-see
• Plum Lake · lake · Osceola · ~63 km · Must-see
• Indian Lake · lake · Osceola · ~63 km · Must-see
• Indian Lake · lake · Nobles · ~64 km · Must-see
• Living Heritage Tree Museum · museum · Buena Vista · ~71 km · Must-see
• Hawkeye Point · viewpoint · Osceola · ~74 km · Must-see
• Parker Historical Museum · museum · Clay · ~2 km
• Parker Museum · museum · Clay · ~2 km
• Clay County Heritage Center · museum · Clay · ~2 km

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Cardinal Field

• Cayler Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Dickinson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~102 km · Must-see
• Lone Tree Wildlife Management Area, South Unit · sanctuary · Nobles · ~104 km · Must-see
• Jolly Green Giant · sanctuary · Faribault · ~126 km · Must-see
• Bob Howe - Thunder Bridge Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Clay · ~5 km
• Hawk Valley Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Clay · ~7 km
• Tom Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Clay · ~18 km
• Barringer Slough Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Clay · ~18 km
• Barringer Slough Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Clay · ~20 km
• Fen Valley Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Clay · ~21 km

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