Wayside Park

Wayside 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 Wayside 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 Wayside Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.48552, -93.89887. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wayside Park

• Reno Lake · lake · Crow Wing · ~2 km · Must-see
• Serpent Lake · lake · Crow Wing · ~5 km · Must-see
• Malkerson Island · river spot · Crow Wing · ~12 km · Must-see
• Farm Island Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Aitkin · ~14 km · Must-see
• Bay Lake · lake · Crow Wing · ~15 km · Must-see
• Nokay Lake · lake · Crow Wing · ~16 km · Must-see
• Dean Lake · lake · Crow Wing · ~16 km · Must-see
• Birch Lake · lake · Aitkin · ~18 km · Must-see
• Upper Mission Lake · lake · Crow Wing · ~19 km · Must-see
• Mallard Lake · lake · Aitkin · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lower Mission Lake · lake · Crow Wing · ~20 km · Must-see
• Ross Lake · lake · Crow Wing · ~25 km · Must-see
• Borden Lake · lake · Crow Wing · ~25 km · Must-see
• Elm Island Lake · lake · Aitkin · ~26 km · Must-see
• Russell Lake · lake · Crow Wing · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pine River Dam · lake · Crow Wing · ~33 km · Must-see
• Breezy Point Resort · attraction · Crow Wing · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Hubert Depot · lake · Crow Wing · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Wayside Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Wayside Park

• Northland Arboretum · sanctuary · Crow Wing · ~36 km · Must-see
• Crow Wing State Park · sanctuary · Cass · ~51 km · Must-see
• Banning State Park · sanctuary · Pine · ~110 km · Must-see
• Chippewa National Forest · sanctuary · Cass · ~130 km · Must-see
• Hemker Park & Zoo · sanctuary · Stearns · ~135 km · Must-see
• Saint Croix State Park · sanctuary · Burnett · ~144 km · Must-see
• Boyhood Home of Sinclair Lewis · sanctuary · Stearns · ~146 km · Must-see
• Birchdale Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Crow Wing · ~34 km
• Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Aitkin · ~52 km
• Mille Lacs National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Mille Lacs · ~54 km

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