Big Spring

Big Spring: 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 Big Spring

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 Big Spring — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.60439, -92.22577. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Spring

• Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park · cave · Buffalo · ~5 km · Must-see
• Hayden Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Howard · ~28 km · Must-see
• Cold Water Spring State Preserve · sanctuary · Winneshiek · ~35 km · Must-see
• Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~60 km · Must-see
• Decorah Ice Cave State Preserve · cave · Winneshiek · ~61 km · Must-see
• Porter House Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~61 km · Must-see
• Bily Clocks Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mayo Building · sanctuary · Olmsted · ~63 km · Must-see
• Fort Atkinson State Preserve · fort · Winneshiek · ~70 km · Must-see
• Jay C Hormel Nature Center · park · Mower · ~72 km · Must-see
• East Side Lake Park · lake · Mower · ~74 km · Must-see
• Goliath's Cave · cave · Fillmore · ~5 km
• Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park · cave · Fillmore · ~5 km
• Mystery Cave State Park · cave · Fillmore · ~7 km
• Mystery Cave State Park · cave · Fillmore · ~9 km
• Souhrada Forest Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Howard · ~16 km
• Preston Depot Museum · museum · Fillmore · ~17 km
• Milwaukee Elevator Co. · fort · Fillmore · ~17 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Spring

Other other attractions near Big Spring

• Buddy Holly Crash Site · attraction · Cerro Gordo · ~128 km · Must-see
• National Eagle Center · attraction · Buffalo · ~110 km
• Thomas Scott Buckham Memorial Library · attraction · Rice · ~141 km
• Adam Weyer Wagon Shop · attraction · Rice · ~141 km
• World's Largest Strawberry · attraction · Clayton · ~146 km
• Preston Veteran's Memorial · attraction · Fillmore · ~18 km
• Monster Bash Inc · attraction · Fillmore · ~23 km
• KCZQ-FM (Cresco) · attraction · Howard · ~25 km
• Deer Creek Speedway · attraction · Mower · ~30 km
• Band Shell · attraction · Fillmore · ~34 km

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