Upper Marais

Upper Marais: 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 Upper Marais

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 Upper Marais — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.08165, -91.15596. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upper Marais

• Limery Ridge Savanna State Natural Area · sanctuary · Clayton · ~3 km · Must-see
• Fort Crawford · museum · Clayton · ~5 km · Must-see
• Effigy Mounds National Monument · sanctuary · Clayton · ~9 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak State Park · sanctuary · Clayton · ~10 km · Must-see
• Wyalusing State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~16 km · Must-see
• Spook Cave · cave · Clayton · ~17 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Winneshiek · lake · Allamakee · ~30 km · Must-see
• Bussey Lake · lake · Clayton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mount Hosmer · viewpoint · Allamakee · ~40 km · Must-see
• Bridge Street · fort · Clayton · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lansing Big Lake · lake · Allamakee · ~45 km · Must-see
• Nelson Dewey State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~50 km · Must-see
• Turkey River Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~52 km · Must-see
• Blackhawk Point Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~56 km · Must-see
• Bixby State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~62 km · Must-see
• Jones Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~63 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Fayette · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Upper Marais

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Upper Marais

• Limery Ridge Savanna State Natural Area · sanctuary · Clayton · ~3 km · Must-see
• Effigy Mounds National Monument · sanctuary · Clayton · ~9 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak State Park · sanctuary · Clayton · ~10 km · Must-see
• Wyalusing State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~16 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~25 km · Must-see
• Nelson Dewey State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~50 km · Must-see
• Turkey River Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~52 km · Must-see
• Blackhawk Point Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~56 km · Must-see
• Bixby State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~62 km · Must-see
• Jones Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~63 km · Must-see

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