Mapleton Wayside Park

Mapleton Wayside 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 Mapleton Wayside 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 Mapleton Wayside Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.93385, -93.95801. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mapleton Wayside Park

• Lura Lake · lake · Blue Earth · ~11 km · Must-see
• Minnesota Lake · lake · Faribault · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake · lake · Faribault · ~20 km · Must-see
• Rapidan Dam · lake · Blue Earth · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mills Lake · lake · Blue Earth · ~28 km · Must-see
• Indian Lake · lake · Blue Earth · ~30 km · Must-see
• Blue Earth County Historical Society · museum · Blue Earth · ~32 km · Must-see
• Eagle Lake Sports Facility · lake · Blue Earth · ~32 km · Must-see
• Sibley Park · sanctuary · Blue Earth · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lily Lake · lake · Blue Earth · ~36 km · Must-see
• Madison Lake · lake · Blue Earth · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Ballantyne · lake · Blue Earth · ~41 km · Must-see
• Wita Lake · lake · Blue Earth · ~41 km · Must-see
• Duck Lake · lake · Blue Earth · ~42 km · Must-see
• Jolly Green Giant · sanctuary · Faribault · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Elysian · lake · Waseca · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake · lake · Blue Earth · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Washington Park · lake · Le Sueur · ~47 km · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Mapleton Wayside Park

• Sibley Park · sanctuary · Blue Earth · ~32 km · Must-see
• Jolly Green Giant · sanctuary · Faribault · ~42 km · Must-see
• Wells Fargo · sanctuary · Steele · ~76 km · Must-see
• River Bend Nature Center · sanctuary · Rice · ~85 km · Must-see
• Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~94 km · Must-see
• O. E. Rolvaag House · sanctuary · Rice · ~107 km · Must-see
• McKnight Prairie · sanctuary · Goodhue · ~122 km · Must-see
• McIntosh Woods State Park · sanctuary · Cerro Gordo · ~124 km · Must-see
• Power Tower · sanctuary · Scott · ~130 km · Must-see
• Minnesota Zoo · sanctuary · Dakota · ~138 km · Must-see

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