Oxbow Trails

Oxbow Trails: 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 Oxbow Trails

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 Oxbow Trails — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.91241, -92.77986. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Oxbow Trails

• Afton State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~8 km · Must-see
• Corky's Pier & Lake Mallalieu Boat Launch · lake · Saint Croix · ~11 km · Must-see
• Kinnickinnic State Park · sanctuary · Pierce · ~12 km · Must-see
• Colby Lake · lake · Washington · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lake Elmo Park Reserve · lake · Washington · ~15 km · Must-see
• Eagle Point Lake · lake · Washington · ~16 km · Must-see
• Little Falls Dam · waterfall · Saint Croix · ~16 km · Must-see
• Willow River State Park · sanctuary · Saint Croix · ~18 km · Must-see
• Stillwater Overlook · viewpoint · Washington · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lily Lake · lake · Washington · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lily Lake · lake · Saint Croix · ~19 km · Must-see
• Carver Lake Beach · lake · Washington · ~20 km · Must-see
• St Paul Minnesota LDS Temple · church · Washington · ~21 km · Must-see
• Washington County Historical Society, Minnesota · museum · Saint Croix · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake McKusick · lake · Saint Croix · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake McKusick · lake · Washington · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake De Montreville · lake · Washington · ~22 km · Must-see
• Maplewood Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Ramsey · ~22 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Oxbow Trails

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Oxbow Trails

• Afton State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~8 km · Must-see
• Kinnickinnic State Park · sanctuary · Pierce · ~12 km · Must-see
• Willow River State Park · sanctuary · Saint Croix · ~18 km · Must-see
• Maplewood Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Ramsey · ~22 km · Must-see
• Waḳaƞ Ṭípi · sanctuary · Ramsey · ~30 km · Must-see
• F. Scott Fitzgerald House · sanctuary · Ramsey · ~34 km · Must-see
• Frank B. Kellogg House · sanctuary · Ramsey · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mississippi National River and Recreation Area · sanctuary · Ramsey · ~35 km · Must-see
• South Oaks Park · sanctuary · Dakota · ~37 km · Must-see
• Minnesota Zoo · sanctuary · Dakota · ~46 km · Must-see

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