Westside Park

Westside 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 Westside 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 Westside Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.98513, -94.63711. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Westside Park

• St. James City Park · lake · Watonwan · ~1 km · Must-see
• Bullhead Lake · lake · Watonwan · ~8 km · Must-see
• Kansas Lake · lake · Watonwan · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mountain Lake Site · fort · Cottonwood · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake · lake · Martin · ~29 km · Must-see
• Juni Lake · lake · Brown · ~34 km · Must-see
• Strom Lake · lake · Blue Earth · ~35 km · Must-see
• Altermatt Lake · lake · Brown · ~36 km · Must-see
• School Lake · lake · Brown · ~37 km · Must-see
• Armstrong Lake · lake · Blue Earth · ~37 km · Must-see
• Bachelor Lake · lake · Brown · ~38 km · Must-see
• Seymour Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Martin · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lieberg Lake · lake · Blue Earth · ~40 km · Must-see
• Bingham Lake · lake · Cottonwood · ~42 km · Must-see
• Fox Lake · lake · Martin · ~43 km · Must-see
• Rat Lake · lake · Cottonwood · ~44 km · Must-see
• Jeffers Petroglyphs · museum · Cottonwood · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lily Lake · lake · Blue Earth · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Westside Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Westside Park

• Sibley Park · sanctuary · Blue Earth · ~65 km · Must-see
• Jolly Green Giant · sanctuary · Faribault · ~71 km · Must-see
• Cayler Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Dickinson · ~102 km · Must-see
• Lone Tree Wildlife Management Area, South Unit · sanctuary · Nobles · ~102 km · Must-see
• Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~111 km · Must-see
• Wells Fargo · sanctuary · Steele · ~142 km · Must-see
• River Bend Nature Center · sanctuary · Rice · ~143 km · Must-see
• Andrew John Volstead House · sanctuary · Yellow Medicine · ~145 km · Must-see
• South Park · sanctuary · Brown · ~47 km
• North Park · sanctuary · Brown · ~50 km

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