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: 42.80921, -91.11173. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Spring

• Bussey Lake · lake · Clayton · ~1 km · Must-see
• Nelson Dewey State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~13 km · Must-see
• Turkey River Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~15 km · Must-see
• Wyalusing State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~23 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak State Park · sanctuary · Clayton · ~29 km · Must-see
• Bridge Street · fort · Clayton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Effigy Mounds National Monument · sanctuary · Clayton · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fort Crawford · museum · Clayton · ~33 km · Must-see
• Bixby State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~36 km · Must-see
• Spook Cave · cave · Clayton · ~37 km · Must-see
• Limery Ridge Savanna State Natural Area · sanctuary · Clayton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Saint Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Basilica · church · Dubuque · ~45 km · Must-see
• National Farm Toy Museum · museum · Dubuque · ~47 km · Must-see
• Couler Valley · viewpoint · Dubuque · ~54 km · Must-see
• Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Dubuque · ~56 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~56 km · Must-see
• Eagle Point Park · fort · Dubuque · ~61 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 11 · lake · Grant · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Spring

Other other attractions near Big Spring

• Fenelon Place Elevator · attraction · Dubuque · ~63 km · Must-see
• Tavern · attraction · Dubuque · ~63 km · Must-see
• Port of Dubuque Marina · attraction · Dubuque · ~63 km · Must-see
• Platte Mound M · attraction · Lafayette · ~72 km · Must-see
• Matugani · attraction · Black Hawk · ~133 km · Must-see
• Little Norway · attraction · Dane · ~138 km · Must-see
• World's Largest Strawberry · attraction · Clayton · ~47 km
• Richmond Spring · attraction · Delaware · ~51 km
• The Grotto · attraction · Grant · ~59 km
• Henry W. Miller House · attraction · Jo Daviess · ~84 km

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