Simonson Slough

Simonson Slough: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Simonson Slough

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Simonson Slough — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.38524, -94.81443. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Simonson Slough

• Fort Ridgely State Park · fort · Nicollet · ~12 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Eye Lake · lake · Brown · ~14 km · Must-see
• Bachelor Lake · lake · Brown · ~24 km · Must-see
• Altermatt Lake · lake · Brown · ~26 km · Must-see
• Tiger Lake Wildlife Management Area, Hansen, Sperl & Stancer Tracts · lake · Renville · ~31 km · Must-see
• School Lake · lake · Brown · ~32 km · Must-see
• Hermann Monument · fort · Brown · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Holy Trinity · church · Brown · ~36 km · Must-see
• Minnesota Music Hall of Fame Museum · museum · Brown · ~36 km · Must-see
• Juni Lake · lake · Brown · ~37 km · Must-see
• Brown County Historical Society & Museum · museum · Brown · ~37 km · Must-see
• Jeffers Petroglyphs · museum · Cottonwood · ~48 km · Must-see
• Ward Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Sibley · ~50 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake · lake · Nicollet · ~55 km · Must-see
• Strom Lake · lake · Blue Earth · ~56 km · Must-see
• Armstrong Lake · lake · Blue Earth · ~57 km · Must-see
• St. James City Park · lake · Watonwan · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lieberg Lake · lake · Blue Earth · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Simonson Slough

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Simonson Slough

• Sibley Park · sanctuary · Blue Earth · ~84 km · Must-see
• Andrew John Volstead House · sanctuary · Yellow Medicine · ~93 km · Must-see
• Lone Tree Wildlife Management Area, South Unit · sanctuary · Nobles · ~115 km · Must-see
• Camp Release State Monument · sanctuary · Chippewa · ~120 km · Must-see
• Jolly Green Giant · sanctuary · Faribault · ~125 km · Must-see
• Cayler Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Dickinson · ~144 km · Must-see
• Power Tower · sanctuary · Scott · ~146 km · Must-see
• Hole-in-the-Mountain Prairie Preserve · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~150 km · Must-see
• North Park · sanctuary · Brown · ~34 km
• South Park · sanctuary · Brown · ~39 km

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