Lyons Park

Lyons 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 Lyons 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 Lyons Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.96469, -94.35778. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lyons Park

• Little Falls Dam · waterfall · Morrison · ~2 km · Must-see
• Charles A. Lindbergh State Park · park · Morrison · ~3 km · Must-see
• Charles A Weyerhaeuser Museum · museum · Morrison · ~3 km · Must-see
• Pelkey Lake · lake · Morrison · ~13 km · Must-see
• Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum · museum · Morrison · ~16 km · Must-see
• Fort Ripley City Park · fort · Crow Wing · ~28 km · Must-see
• Little Rock Lake · lake · Benton · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Alexander · lake · Morrison · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lady Lake · lake · Todd · ~41 km · Must-see
• Coal Lake · lake · Todd · ~42 km · Must-see
• Ham Lake · lake · Morrison · ~42 km · Must-see
• Trace Lake · lake · Todd · ~43 km · Must-see
• Crow Wing State Park · sanctuary · Cass · ~44 km · Must-see
• Stanchfield Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Morrison · ~45 km · Must-see
• Big Birch Lake · lake · Todd · ~46 km · Must-see
• Shamineau Lake · lake · Morrison · ~47 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Dam · lake · Cass · ~47 km · Must-see
• Latimer Lake · lake · Todd · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lyons Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Lyons Park

• Crow Wing State Park · sanctuary · Cass · ~44 km · Must-see
• Hemker Park & Zoo · sanctuary · Stearns · ~51 km · Must-see
• Northland Arboretum · sanctuary · Crow Wing · ~57 km · Must-see
• Boyhood Home of Sinclair Lewis · sanctuary · Stearns · ~66 km · Must-see
• Inspiration Peak · sanctuary · Otter Tail · ~120 km · Must-see
• Oliver H. Kelley Farm · sanctuary · Sherburne · ~126 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve · sanctuary · Anoka · ~138 km · Must-see
• Banning State Park · sanctuary · Pine · ~149 km · Must-see
• Charles A Lindbergh House · sanctuary · Morrison · ~3 km
• Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Morrison · ~13 km

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