Riverside Park

Riverside 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 Riverside 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 Riverside Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.98552, -94.35389. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Riverside Park

• Little Falls Dam · waterfall · Morrison · ~2 km · Must-see
• Charles A. Lindbergh State Park · park · Morrison · ~5 km · Must-see
• Charles A Weyerhaeuser Museum · museum · Morrison · ~6 km · Must-see
• Pelkey Lake · lake · Morrison · ~12 km · Must-see
• Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum · museum · Morrison · ~13 km · Must-see
• Fort Ripley City Park · fort · Crow Wing · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Alexander · lake · Morrison · ~36 km · Must-see
• Little Rock Lake · lake · Benton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Ham Lake · lake · Morrison · ~40 km · Must-see
• Coal Lake · lake · Todd · ~41 km · Must-see
• Crow Wing State Park · sanctuary · Cass · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lady Lake · lake · Todd · ~43 km · Must-see
• Stanchfield Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Morrison · ~43 km · Must-see
• Shamineau Lake · lake · Morrison · ~44 km · Must-see
• Sylvan Dam · lake · Cass · ~44 km · Must-see
• Trace Lake · lake · Todd · ~44 km · Must-see
• Platte Lake · lake · Crow Wing · ~48 km · Must-see
• Big Birch Lake · lake · Todd · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Riverside Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Riverside Park

• Crow Wing State Park · sanctuary · Cass · ~41 km · Must-see
• Hemker Park & Zoo · sanctuary · Stearns · ~53 km · Must-see
• Northland Arboretum · sanctuary · Crow Wing · ~54 km · Must-see
• Boyhood Home of Sinclair Lewis · sanctuary · Stearns · ~68 km · Must-see
• Inspiration Peak · sanctuary · Otter Tail · ~120 km · Must-see
• Oliver H. Kelley Farm · sanctuary · Sherburne · ~128 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve · sanctuary · Anoka · ~139 km · Must-see
• Banning State Park · sanctuary · Pine · ~148 km · Must-see
• Charles A Lindbergh House · sanctuary · Morrison · ~5 km
• Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Morrison · ~14 km

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