Big Marsh

Big Marsh: 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 Big Marsh

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 Big Marsh — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.12552, -93.93358. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Marsh

• Buffalo Lake · lake · Wright · ~7 km · Must-see
• Crawford Lake · lake · Wright · ~8 km · Must-see
• Dean Lake · lake · Wright · ~10 km · Must-see
• Rock Lake · lake · Wright · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lake Pulaski · lake · Wright · ~12 km · Must-see
• Fountain Lake · lake · Wright · ~13 km · Must-see
• Green Mountain Lake · lake · Wright · ~15 km · Must-see
• Howard Lake · lake · Wright · ~15 km · Must-see
• Moore Lake · lake · Wright · ~17 km · Must-see
• Schmidt Lake · lake · Wright · ~18 km · Must-see
• Maple Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Wright · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Charlotte · lake · Wright · ~19 km · Must-see
• Beebe Lake · lake · Wright · ~20 km · Must-see
• Smith Lake · lake · Wright · ~20 km · Must-see
• Wagner Lake · lake · Wright · ~21 km · Must-see
• French Lake · lake · Wright · ~25 km · Must-see
• Hafften Lake · lake · Hennepin · ~25 km · Must-see
• Schendel Lake · lake · Hennepin · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Marsh

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Big Marsh

• Oliver H. Kelley Farm · sanctuary · Sherburne · ~43 km · Must-see
• Power Tower · sanctuary · Scott · ~65 km · Must-see
• Minneapolis Sculpture Garden · sanctuary · Hennepin · ~67 km · Must-see
• Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary · sanctuary · Hennepin · ~68 km · Must-see
• Central Mississippi Riverfront Regional Park · sanctuary · Hennepin · ~69 km · Must-see
• Pillsbury A Mill · sanctuary · Hennepin · ~70 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve · sanctuary · Anoka · ~82 km · Must-see
• Mississippi National River and Recreation Area · sanctuary · Ramsey · ~83 km · Must-see
• F. Scott Fitzgerald House · sanctuary · Ramsey · ~83 km · Must-see
• Frank B. Kellogg House · sanctuary · Ramsey · ~83 km · Must-see

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