Benson Park

Benson 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 Benson 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 Benson Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.32218, -95.61420. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Benson Park

• Frovold Lake · lake · Swift · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lake Hassel · lake · Swift · ~10 km · Must-see
• Signalness Lake · lake · Pope · ~32 km · Must-see
• Page Lake · lake · Stevens · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Linka · lake · Pope · ~34 km · Must-see
• Hefta Lake · lake · Kandiyohi · ~37 km · Must-see
• Brenner Lake · lake · Kandiyohi · ~38 km · Must-see
• Glesne Lake · lake · Kandiyohi · ~42 km · Must-see
• Swenoda Lake · lake · Pope · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Minnewaska · lake · Pope · ~44 km · Must-see
• Hart Lake · lake · Swift · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lac Qui Parle · lake · Chippewa · ~47 km · Must-see
• Norway Lake · lake · Kandiyohi · ~48 km · Must-see
• Hystad Lake · lake · Kandiyohi · ~49 km · Must-see
• Malmedal Lake · lake · Pope · ~49 km · Must-see
• Artichoke Lake · lake · Big Stone · ~51 km · Must-see
• Wintermute Lake · lake · Stevens · ~54 km · Must-see
• Solomon Lake · lake · Kandiyohi · ~54 km · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Benson Park

• Camp Release State Monument · sanctuary · Chippewa · ~56 km · Must-see
• Andrew John Volstead House · sanctuary · Yellow Medicine · ~72 km · Must-see
• Boyhood Home of Sinclair Lewis · sanctuary · Stearns · ~86 km · Must-see
• Hemker Park & Zoo · sanctuary · Stearns · ~104 km · Must-see
• Inspiration Peak · sanctuary · Otter Tail · ~113 km · Must-see
• Benson Wildlife Management Area, East Unit · sanctuary · Stevens · ~40 km
• Bangor Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Pope · ~46 km
• Robertson Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Stevens · ~52 km
• Burbank Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Kandiyohi · ~69 km
• Madrena Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lac qui Parle · ~72 km

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