Putnam Park

Putnam 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 Putnam 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 Putnam Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.62912, -94.10274. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Putnam Park

• Jolly Green Giant · sanctuary · Faribault · ~3 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake · lake · Faribault · ~27 km · Must-see
• Little Hall Lake · lake · Martin · ~28 km · Must-see
• Sager Lake · lake · Kossuth · ~28 km · Must-see
• Rose Lake · lake · Martin · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lura Lake · lake · Blue Earth · ~34 km · Must-see
• Martin County Historical Society and Pioneer Museum · museum · Martin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Red Rock Center for the Arts · church · Martin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Budd Lake · lake · Martin · ~37 km · Must-see
• Sisseton Lake · lake · Martin · ~37 km · Must-see
• Minnesota Lake · lake · Faribault · ~37 km · Must-see
• Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~50 km · Must-see
• Okamanpeedan Lake · lake · Emmet · ~51 km · Must-see
• Fox Lake · lake · Martin · ~60 km · Must-see
• Seymour Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Martin · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mills Lake · lake · Blue Earth · ~63 km · Must-see
• Rapidan Dam · lake · Blue Earth · ~64 km · Must-see
• Bullhead Lake · lake · Watonwan · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Putnam Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Putnam Park

• Jolly Green Giant · sanctuary · Faribault · ~3 km · Must-see
• Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~50 km · Must-see
• Sibley Park · sanctuary · Blue Earth · ~74 km · Must-see
• McIntosh Woods State Park · sanctuary · Cerro Gordo · ~96 km · Must-see
• Wells Fargo · sanctuary · Steele · ~108 km · Must-see
• Cayler Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Dickinson · ~119 km · Must-see
• River Bend Nature Center · sanctuary · Rice · ~124 km · Must-see
• O. E. Rolvaag House · sanctuary · Rice · ~149 km · Must-see
• Blazing Star Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~39 km
• Grant Township Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Winnebago · ~54 km

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