Cliffs Park

Cliffs 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 nature spot: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Cliffs 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 Cliffs Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.30222, -96.44056. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cliffs Park

• Big Stone Island Nature Area · park · Roberts · ~8 km · Must-see
• Big Stone Lake Game Production Area · lake · Roberts · ~10 km · Must-see
• Big Stone Lake · lake · Big Stone · ~25 km · Must-see
• Artichoke Lake · lake · Big Stone · ~30 km · Must-see
• Hart Lake · lake · Swift · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bullhead Lake · lake · Roberts · ~37 km · Must-see
• Salt Lake · lake · Deuel · ~47 km · Must-see
• Salt Lake · lake · Lac qui Parle · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lac Qui Parle · lake · Chippewa · ~54 km · Must-see
• Punished Womans Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Codington · ~54 km · Must-see
• Crooked Lake · lake · Grant · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Alice GPA · lake · Deuel · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lone Tree Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Deuel · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Traverse · lake · Traverse · ~61 km · Must-see
• Round Lake State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Deuel · ~62 km · Must-see
• School Lake · lake · Deuel · ~62 km · Must-see
• Wigdale Lake · lake · Deuel · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Francis State Public Shooting Area · lake · Deuel · ~68 km · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Cliffs Park

• Camp Release State Monument · sanctuary · Chippewa · ~85 km · Must-see
• Waubay National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Day · ~89 km · Must-see
• Sandy Shore State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Codington · ~97 km · Must-see
• Sica Hollow State Park · sanctuary · Marshall · ~98 km · Must-see
• Andrew John Volstead House · sanctuary · Yellow Medicine · ~112 km · Must-see
• Lake Elsie National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Richland · ~114 km · Must-see
• Oakwood Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Brookings · ~130 km · Must-see
• Chahinkapa Zoo · sanctuary · Richland · ~136 km · Must-see
• Inspiration Peak · sanctuary · Otter Tail · ~143 km · Must-see
• Brookings Nature Park Mountain Bike Skills Area · sanctuary · Brookings · ~147 km · Must-see

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