Hover Park

Hover Park: 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 Hover Park

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 Hover Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.10171, -118.97090. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hover Park

• Fort Walla Walla Historical Monument · fort · Walla Walla · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lake Lewis · lake · Walla Walla · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lake Wallula · lake · Benton · ~11 km · Must-see
• McNary National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Benton · ~13 km · Must-see
• Jump Off Joe · viewpoint · Benton · ~15 km · Must-see
• Sacajawea State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Ice Harbor Dam · lake · Walla Walla · ~22 km · Must-see
• Southridge Sports Complex · park · Benton · ~23 km · Must-see
• Elowah Falls, Columbia River Gorge · waterfall · Benton · ~27 km · Must-see
• REACH Museum · museum · Benton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Hat Rock State Park · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~32 km · Must-see
• Bateman Island · river spot · Benton · ~32 km · Must-see
• Columbia River Washington Temple · church · Benton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Chamna Natural Preserve · sanctuary · Benton · ~37 km · Must-see
• Howard Amon Park · park · Benton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Badger Canyon · viewpoint · Benton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Sillusi Butte · viewpoint · Benton · ~40 km · Must-see
• Juniper Dunes Wilderness · sanctuary · Franklin · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hover Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Hover Park

• McNary National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Benton · ~13 km · Must-see
• Sacajawea State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Hat Rock State Park · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~32 km · Must-see
• Chamna Natural Preserve · sanctuary · Benton · ~37 km · Must-see
• Juniper Dunes Wilderness · sanctuary · Franklin · ~42 km · Must-see
• Hanford Reach National Monument · sanctuary · Benton · ~86 km · Must-see
• Lewis & Clark Trail State Park · sanctuary · Columbia · ~90 km · Must-see
• Umatilla National Forest · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~92 km · Must-see
• North Fork Umatilla Wilderness · sanctuary · Umatilla · ~98 km · Must-see
• Lyons Ferry State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~100 km · Must-see

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