Patterson Park

Patterson 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 Patterson 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 Patterson Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.61940, -94.97832. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Patterson Park

• Lake Independence · lake · Jackson · ~21 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake · lake · Dickinson · ~23 km · Must-see
• Marble Beach State Recreation Area · beach · Dickinson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fox Lake · lake · Martin · ~29 km · Must-see
• Seymour Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Martin · ~30 km · Must-see
• East Okoboji Lake · lake · Dickinson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake · lake · Martin · ~34 km · Must-see
• North Heron Lake · lake · Jackson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Higgins Museum · museum · Dickinson · ~37 km · Must-see
• West Okoboji Lake · lake · Dickinson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Timber Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Jackson · ~38 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Cottonwood · ~40 km · Must-see
• Cayler Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Dickinson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Emerson Bay State Recreation Area · park · Dickinson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Plum Lake · lake · Osceola · ~42 km · Must-see
• Bingham Lake · lake · Cottonwood · ~42 km · Must-see
• Mountain Lake Site · fort · Cottonwood · ~43 km · Must-see
• Okamanpeedan Lake · lake · Emmet · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Patterson Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Patterson Park

• Cayler Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Dickinson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lone Tree Wildlife Management Area, South Unit · sanctuary · Nobles · ~69 km · Must-see
• Jolly Green Giant · sanctuary · Faribault · ~89 km · Must-see
• Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~98 km · Must-see
• Sibley Park · sanctuary · Blue Earth · ~121 km · Must-see
• Anderson Prairie Complex · sanctuary · Emmet · ~28 km
• Cory Marsh Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Dickinson · ~38 km
• Freda Haffner Kettlehole State Preserve · sanctuary · Dickinson · ~45 km
• Horseshoe Bend County Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dickinson · ~49 km
• Tom Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Clay · ~63 km

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