Cross Section

Cross Section: 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 attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Cross Section

Season: October to February.

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 Cross Section — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.53223, -96.73752. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cross Section

• Pettigrew Home & Museum · museum · Minnehaha · ~2 km · Must-see
• Great Plains Zoo · sanctuary · Minnehaha · ~3 km · Must-see
• Old Courthouse Museum · museum · Minnehaha · ~3 km · Must-see
• Terrace Park · park · Minnehaha · ~3 km · Must-see
• Glidden Chapel · church · Minnehaha · ~4 km · Must-see
• Big Sioux Recreation Area · sanctuary · Minnehaha · ~15 km · Must-see
• Gitchie Manitou State Preserve · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Alvin · lake · Lincoln · ~18 km · Must-see
• Beaver Creek Nature Area · sanctuary · Lyon · ~20 km · Must-see
• Palisades State Park · sanctuary · Minnehaha · ~31 km · Must-see
• Grass Lake · lake · Minnehaha · ~31 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Minnehaha · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lost Lake · lake · McCook · ~38 km · Must-see
• St. Peter's Lutheran Church · church · Minnehaha · ~41 km · Must-see
• Dell Rapids Water Tower · fort · Minnehaha · ~41 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Minnehaha · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Vermillion Recreation Area · lake · McCook · ~46 km · Must-see
• Porter Sculpture Park · park · McCook · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cross Section

Other other attractions near Cross Section

• Verne Drive-In Theater · attraction · Rock · ~55 km
• Saint Peter's Grotto · attraction · McCook · ~99 km
• Gang Activity · attraction · Minnehaha · ~0 km
• Letting Go · attraction · Minnehaha · ~0 km
• Evolution · attraction · Minnehaha · ~0 km
• Science · attraction · Minnehaha · ~0 km
• Jumping Through Hoops · attraction · Minnehaha · ~0 km
• Tranquil · attraction · Minnehaha · ~0 km
• Grief and Defiance · attraction · Minnehaha · ~0 km
• White Buffalo Calf Woman · attraction · Minnehaha · ~0 km

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