Oronoco State Park

Oronoco State 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 Oronoco State 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 Oronoco State Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.16774, -92.54018. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Oronoco State Park

• Oxbow Park and Zollman Zoo · park · Pepin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Mayo Building · sanctuary · Olmsted · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Pepin · lake · Pepin · ~52 km · Must-see
• Fort Beauharnois · fort · Pepin · ~53 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Goodhue · ~55 km · Must-see
• Ḣe Mni C̣aƞ - Barn Bluff · park · Goodhue · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Byllesby Beach · lake · Dakota · ~63 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Lake · lake · Pierce · ~67 km · Must-see
• McKnight Prairie · sanctuary · Goodhue · ~67 km · Must-see
• Wells Fargo · sanctuary · Steele · ~69 km · Must-see
• Steele County Free Fair · lake · Steele · ~69 km · Must-see
• Minnesota State School Orphanage Museum · museum · Steele · ~71 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake · lake · Rice · ~71 km · Must-see
• River Bend Nature Center · sanctuary · Rice · ~73 km · Must-see
• Skinner Memorial Chapel · church · Rice · ~73 km · Must-see
• Zumbro Lake · lake · Pepin · ~7 km
• Bison Rock · viewpoint · Olmsted · ~13 km
• Cimarron Park · park · Olmsted · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Oronoco State Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Oronoco State Park

• Mayo Building · sanctuary · Olmsted · ~22 km · Must-see
• McKnight Prairie · sanctuary · Goodhue · ~67 km · Must-see
• Wells Fargo · sanctuary · Steele · ~69 km · Must-see
• River Bend Nature Center · sanctuary · Rice · ~73 km · Must-see
• O. E. Rolvaag House · sanctuary · Rice · ~75 km · Must-see
• Merrick State Park · sanctuary · Buffalo · ~79 km · Must-see
• Kinnickinnic State Park · sanctuary · Pierce · ~94 km · Must-see
• Afton State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~99 km · Must-see
• Hayden Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Howard · ~103 km · Must-see
• Dunnville Barrens State Natural Area · sanctuary · Dunn · ~104 km · Must-see

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