Sonora Bend

Sonora Bend: 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 Sonora Bend

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 Sonora Bend — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.41825, -95.66936. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sonora Bend

• Captain Meriwether Lewis · museum · Nemaha · ~4 km · Must-see
• Indian Cave · cave · Richardson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Steinhart Park · park · Fremont · ~42 km · Must-see
• Arbor Lodge State Historical Park and Arboretum · sanctuary · Fremont · ~43 km · Must-see
• Itha T. Krumme Memorial Arboretum · park · Richardson · ~49 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Holt · ~58 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Doniphan · ~59 km · Must-see
• Fort Plymouth · fort · Brown · ~64 km · Must-see
• Flatwater Folk Art Museum · museum · Nemaha · ~3 km
• Governor Furnas Arboretum · park · Nemaha · ~3 km
• Highway 136 · fort · Nemaha · ~3 km
• Brownville Depot & Rail History Museum · museum · Nemaha · ~3 km
• Nishnabotna Lake · lake · Nemaha · ~12 km
• Brickyard Hill · viewpoint · Atchison · ~13 km
• Atchison County Walk of Honor · fort · Atchison · ~16 km
• McKissick Island · river spot · Fremont · ~17 km
• Star School Hill Prairie Natural Area · sanctuary · Atchison · ~20 km
• Star School Hill Prairie Conservation Area · sanctuary · Atchison · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sonora Bend

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Sonora Bend

• Arbor Lodge State Historical Park and Arboretum · sanctuary · Fremont · ~43 km · Must-see
• William P. Hepburn House · sanctuary · Page · ~80 km · Must-see
• Pony Creek Park · sanctuary · Mills · ~91 km · Must-see
• Platte River State Park · sanctuary · Cass · ~98 km · Must-see
• Schramm Park State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Mills · ~104 km · Must-see
• Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park & Wildlife Safari · sanctuary · Cass · ~106 km · Must-see
• Stagecoach State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~106 km · Must-see
• Eugene T. Mahoney State Park · sanctuary · Cass · ~108 km · Must-see
• Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium · sanctuary · Douglas · ~115 km · Must-see
• Chalco Hills Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~116 km · Must-see

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