Ball Bluff Park

Ball Bluff 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 Ball Bluff 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 Ball Bluff Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.92661, -93.29772. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ball Bluff Park

• Rat House Lake · lake · Aitkin · ~11 km · Must-see
• Savanna Portage State Park · park · Aitkin · ~20 km · Must-see
• Emerald Island · lake · Aitkin · ~22 km · Must-see
• Big Sandy Lake · lake · Aitkin · ~24 km · Must-see
• Rat Lake · lake · Aitkin · ~29 km · Must-see
• North Country National Scenic Trail (MN) · trek · Itasca · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cole Lake · lake · Carlton · ~45 km · Must-see
• Douglas Lake · lake · Aitkin · ~46 km · Must-see
• Nelson Lake · lake · Aitkin · ~46 km · Must-see
• Portage Lake · lake · Aitkin · ~49 km · Must-see
• Paper Mill Reservoir · lake · Itasca · ~49 km · Must-see
• Eagle Lake · lake · Carlton · ~53 km · Must-see
• Morrison Lake · lake · Crow Wing · ~57 km · Must-see
• Birch Lake · lake · Cass · ~57 km · Must-see
• Leavitt Lake · lake · Crow Wing · ~59 km · Must-see
• Loon Lake Dam · lake · Cass · ~59 km · Must-see
• Ross Lake · lake · Crow Wing · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Mary · lake · Crow Wing · ~64 km · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Ball Bluff Park

• Mahoning-Hull-Rust Mine · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~81 km · Must-see
• Chippewa National Forest · sanctuary · Cass · ~99 km · Must-see
• Mountain Iron Mine · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~106 km · Must-see
• Banning State Park · sanctuary · Pine · ~113 km · Must-see
• Northland Arboretum · sanctuary · Crow Wing · ~118 km · Must-see
• Pattison State Park · sanctuary · Douglas · ~125 km · Must-see
• Crow Wing State Park · sanctuary · Cass · ~134 km · Must-see
• Lawler Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Aitkin · ~49 km
• Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Aitkin · ~55 km
• Birchdale Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Crow Wing · ~59 km

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