Powell Preserve

Powell Preserve: 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 Powell Preserve

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 Powell Preserve — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.32511, -86.63434. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Powell Preserve

• McCormick's Creek State Park · sanctuary · Owen · ~11 km · Must-see
• CCC Recreation Building · fort · Owen · ~11 km · Must-see
• Morgan-Monroe State Forest · sanctuary · Monroe · ~21 km · Must-see
• Griffy Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~21 km · Must-see
• Owen-Putnam State Forest · sanctuary · Owen · ~23 km · Must-see
• Indiana University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology · museum · Monroe · ~25 km · Must-see
• Seminary Square Park · park · Monroe · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Lemon · lake · Monroe · ~28 km · Must-see
• Cagles Mill Lake · lake · Owen · ~32 km · Must-see
• Tecumseh Trail · trek · Brown · ~33 km · Must-see
• Browning Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~38 km · Must-see
• Yellowwood State Forest · sanctuary · Brown · ~41 km · Must-see
• Selma N. Steele State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Brown · ~41 km · Must-see
• INRD Indianapolis Subdivision · attraction · Greene · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Monroe · lake · Monroe · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lamb Lake · lake · Johnson · ~49 km · Must-see
• Brown County State Park · sanctuary · Brown · ~49 km · Must-see
• Weed Patch Hill · viewpoint · Brown · ~50 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Powell Preserve

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Powell Preserve

• McCormick's Creek State Park · sanctuary · Owen · ~11 km · Must-see
• Morgan-Monroe State Forest · sanctuary · Monroe · ~21 km · Must-see
• Owen-Putnam State Forest · sanctuary · Owen · ~23 km · Must-see
• Yellowwood State Forest · sanctuary · Brown · ~41 km · Must-see
• Selma N. Steele State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Brown · ~41 km · Must-see
• Brown County State Park · sanctuary · Brown · ~49 km · Must-see
• Charles C. Deam Wilderness · sanctuary · Monroe · ~51 km · Must-see
• Shakamak State Park · sanctuary · Greene · ~69 km · Must-see
• Eagle Creek Sailing Club · sanctuary · Marion · ~78 km · Must-see
• Indianapolis Zoo · sanctuary · Marion · ~78 km · Must-see

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