Welch Spring

Welch Spring: 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 Welch Spring

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 Welch Spring — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.39413, -91.57390. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Welch Spring

• Razor Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~2 km · Must-see
• Howell Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~3 km · Must-see
• Dooley Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~4 km · Must-see
• Devils Well · viewpoint · Shannon · ~9 km · Must-see
• Dutch Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~14 km · Must-see
• Montauk State Park · park · Dent · ~15 km · Must-see
• McHenry Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~19 km · Must-see
• Current River State Park · park · Shannon · ~19 km · Must-see
• Carr Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~20 km · Must-see
• Echo Bluff State Park · park · Shannon · ~22 km · Must-see
• Horse Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ozark Trail · trek · Dent · ~40 km · Must-see
• Open Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~46 km · Must-see
• Jam Up Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~46 km · Must-see
• Ozark National Scenic Riverways · sanctuary · Shannon · ~48 km · Must-see
• Hay Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~48 km · Must-see
• Paddy Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Texas · ~60 km · Must-see
• Canaan Hollow · viewpoint · Crawford · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Welch Spring

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Welch Spring

• Ozark National Scenic Riverways · sanctuary · Shannon · ~48 km · Must-see
• Paddy Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Texas · ~60 km · Must-see
• Mark Twain National Forest · sanctuary · Phelps · ~65 km · Must-see
• Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park · sanctuary · Reynolds · ~81 km · Must-see
• Bell Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Iron · ~85 km · Must-see
• Taum Sauk Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Reynolds · ~91 km · Must-see
• Eleven Point National Wild and Scenic River · sanctuary · Oregon · ~102 km · Must-see
• Irish Wilderness · sanctuary · Oregon · ~102 km · Must-see
• Buford Mountain Conservation Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~106 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~110 km · Must-see

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