Matson Field

Matson Field: 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 Matson Field

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 Matson Field — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.88969, -96.76314. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Matson Field

• Rourke Art Museum · museum · Cass · ~2 km · Must-see
• Comstock House · sanctuary · Cass · ~3 km · Must-see
• Plains Art Museum · museum · Cass · ~3 km · Must-see
• Roger Maris Museum · museum · Cass · ~9 km · Must-see
• Red River Zoo · sanctuary · Cass · ~11 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake AMA · lake · Clay · ~43 km · Must-see
• Moe Lake · lake · Clay · ~54 km · Must-see
• Solum Lake · lake · Clay · ~54 km · Must-see
• Sand Lake · lake · Becker · ~56 km · Must-see
• Fort Abercrombie State Park · fort · Richland · ~62 km · Must-see
• Grove Lake · lake · Otter Tail · ~68 km · Must-see
• Home Lake · lake · Norman · ~68 km · Must-see
• Frenchmans Bluff · viewpoint · Norman · ~70 km · Must-see
• Pikes Bay · lake · Becker · ~72 km · Must-see
• Bergquist Pioneer Cabin · fort · Clay · ~1 km
• Fargo Oak Grove Residential Historic District · fort · Cass · ~1 km
• North Side Fargo Builder's Residential Historic District · fort · Cass · ~2 km
• Moorhead Billiards · attraction · Cass · ~2 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Matson Field

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Matson Field

• Comstock House · sanctuary · Cass · ~3 km · Must-see
• Red River Zoo · sanctuary · Cass · ~11 km · Must-see
• Chahinkapa Zoo · sanctuary · Richland · ~87 km · Must-see
• Sheyenne National Grassland · sanctuary · Richland · ~88 km · Must-see
• Lake Elsie National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Richland · ~119 km · Must-see
• Hobart Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Barnes · ~130 km · Must-see
• Stoney Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Barnes · ~131 km · Must-see
• Tomahawk National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Barnes · ~137 km · Must-see
• Hamden Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Becker · ~76 km
• Riverside Park · sanctuary · Otter Tail · ~107 km

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