Valley Park

Valley 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 Valley 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 Valley Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.63111, -84.25972. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Valley Park

• Dow Gardens · sanctuary · Midland · ~1 km · Must-see
• Chippewa Nature Center · park · Midland · ~5 km · Must-see
• Sanford Lake · lake · Midland · ~17 km · Must-see
• Wixom Lake · lake · Gladwin · ~31 km · Must-see
• Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum · museum · Saginaw · ~34 km · Must-see
• Tobico Marsh · sanctuary · Bay · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bay City State Park · park · Bay · ~36 km · Must-see
• Wenonah Park · park · Bay · ~37 km · Must-see
• William H. Haithco Recreation Area · park · Saginaw · ~38 km · Must-see
• Saginaw River Rear Range Light · beach · Bay · ~41 km · Must-see
• Castle Museum of Saginaw County History · museum · Saginaw · ~43 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption · church · Saginaw · ~43 km · Must-see
• Children's Zoo at Celebration Square · sanctuary · Saginaw · ~43 km · Must-see
• Hartley Outdoor Recreation Center · sanctuary · Saginaw · ~45 km · Must-see
• Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Saginaw · ~46 km · Must-see
• Pratt Lake · lake · Gladwin · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Thirteen · lake · Clare · ~68 km · Must-see
• Weidman Millpond · lake · Isabella · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Valley Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Valley Park

• Dow Gardens · sanctuary · Midland · ~1 km · Must-see
• Tobico Marsh · sanctuary · Bay · ~34 km · Must-see
• Children's Zoo at Celebration Square · sanctuary · Saginaw · ~43 km · Must-see
• Hartley Outdoor Recreation Center · sanctuary · Saginaw · ~45 km · Must-see
• Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Saginaw · ~46 km · Must-see
• Maple River State Game Area · sanctuary · Clinton · ~87 km · Must-see
• Ogemaw Hills Pathway · sanctuary · Ogemaw · ~100 km · Must-see
• Backus Creek State Game Area · sanctuary · Roscommon · ~104 km · Must-see
• Rifle River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Ogemaw · ~108 km · Must-see
• Tawas Point State Park · sanctuary · Iosco · ~118 km · Must-see

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