Peter's Pit

Peter's Pit: 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 Peter's Pit

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 Peter's Pit — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.47498, -95.84879. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Peter's Pit

• Hawkeye Point · viewpoint · Osceola · ~14 km · Must-see
• Ocheda Lake · lake · Nobles · ~25 km · Must-see
• Ocheda Lake · lake · Osceola · ~28 km · Must-see
• Okabena Lake · lake · Nobles · ~30 km · Must-see
• Indian Lake · lake · Osceola · ~35 km · Must-see
• Indian Lake · lake · Nobles · ~35 km · Must-see
• Iowa Lake · lake · Osceola · ~39 km · Must-see
• Plum Lake · lake · Osceola · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lone Tree Wildlife Management Area, South Unit · sanctuary · Nobles · ~50 km · Must-see
• Corabelle Lake · lake · Murray · ~56 km · Must-see
• Cayler Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Dickinson · ~62 km · Must-see
• South Badger Lake · lake · Murray · ~63 km · Must-see
• North Badger Lake · lake · Murray · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lime Lake · lake · Murray · ~69 km · Must-see
• Talcot Lake · lake · Cottonwood · ~69 km · Must-see
• Emerson Bay State Recreation Area · park · Dickinson · ~70 km · Must-see
• Beaver Creek Nature Area · sanctuary · Lyon · ~71 km · Must-see
• West Okoboji Lake · lake · Dickinson · ~71 km · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Peter's Pit

• Lone Tree Wildlife Management Area, South Unit · sanctuary · Nobles · ~50 km · Must-see
• Cayler Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Dickinson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Beaver Creek Nature Area · sanctuary · Lyon · ~71 km · Must-see
• Palisades State Park · sanctuary · Minnehaha · ~74 km · Must-see
• Gitchie Manitou State Preserve · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~75 km · Must-see
• Big Sioux Recreation Area · sanctuary · Minnehaha · ~77 km · Must-see
• Great Plains Zoo · sanctuary · Minnehaha · ~93 km · Must-see
• Hole-in-the-Mountain Prairie Preserve · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~116 km · Must-see
• Brookings Nature Park Mountain Bike Skills Area · sanctuary · Brookings · ~145 km · Must-see
• Woodbury County Courthouse · sanctuary · Woodbury · ~147 km · Must-see

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