Swanson Field

Swanson Field: 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 Swanson Field

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 Swanson Field — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.70641, -104.15605. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Swanson Field

• Fort Buford State Historic Site · fort · Williams · ~41 km · Must-see
• Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center · museum · McKenzie · ~42 km · Must-see
• Fort Union Trading Post · fort · Williams · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lower Holly Sugar Dam · lake · Richland · ~2 km
• Factory Lake Dam · lake · Richland · ~2 km
• Sidney Sewage Lagoon Dam · lake · Richland · ~4 km
• Vaux Number 1 Dam · lake · Richland · ~7 km
• Sturgis Dam · lake · Richland · ~8 km
• Vaux Number 2 Dam · lake · Richland · ~8 km
• McGlynn Reservoir Dam · lake · Richland · ~10 km
• Christensen Dam · lake · Richland · ~10 km
• Steinreisser Number 10 Dam · lake · Richland · ~11 km
• Linde Dam · lake · Richland · ~15 km
• Coon Dam · lake · Richland · ~20 km
• Albin Dam · lake · Richland · ~20 km
• Gartside Dam · lake · Richland · ~20 km
• Olson Dam · lake · Richland · ~22 km
• B Henderson Dam · lake · Richland · ~22 km

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Swanson Field

• Theodore Roosevelt National Park · sanctuary · Billings · ~92 km · Must-see
• Little Missouri National Grassland · sanctuary · Billings · ~102 km · Must-see
• Lewis & Clark State Park · sanctuary · Williams · ~103 km · Must-see
• Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Sheridan · ~107 km
• Killdeer Mountains Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Dunn · ~111 km
• Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Dunn · ~147 km
• Hansen Park · sanctuary · McKenzie · ~1 km
• Nutter Memorial Park · sanctuary · McKenzie · ~1 km
• East Park · sanctuary · McKenzie · ~1 km
• Central Park · sanctuary · McKenzie · ~1 km

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