Pound Pits

Pound Pits: 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 Pound Pits

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 Pound Pits — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.07377, -94.24832. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pound Pits

• Original Raccoon River Valley Trail · trek · Dallas · ~42 km · Must-see
• Brushy Creek State Preserve · sanctuary · Webster · ~50 km · Must-see
• Woodman Hollow State Preserve · park · Webster · ~51 km · Must-see
• Whiterock Conservancy · sanctuary · Guthrie · ~53 km · Must-see
• High Trestle Trail · trek · Dallas · ~57 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple & Cultural Center of Iowa · temple · Dallas · ~57 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Carroll · ~62 km · Must-see
• Campanile · attraction · Story · ~63 km · Must-see
• Farm House Museum · museum · Story · ~63 km · Must-see
• Big Creek State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~63 km · Must-see
• Ioway Creek · lake · Story · ~63 km · Must-see
• Brenton Arboretum · sanctuary · Dallas · ~63 km · Must-see
• Reiman Gardens · sanctuary · Story · ~64 km · Must-see
• Bandshell Park · park · Story · ~66 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Diversion Dam · lake · Polk · ~66 km · Must-see
• Little Wall Lake County Park · lake · Hamilton · ~69 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes State Park West · park · Calhoun · ~69 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Schoolhouse · fort · Polk · ~69 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pound Pits

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Pound Pits

• Brushy Creek State Preserve · sanctuary · Webster · ~50 km · Must-see
• Whiterock Conservancy · sanctuary · Guthrie · ~53 km · Must-see
• Big Creek State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~63 km · Must-see
• Brenton Arboretum · sanctuary · Dallas · ~63 km · Must-see
• Reiman Gardens · sanctuary · Story · ~64 km · Must-see
• Skunk River Greenbelt · sanctuary · Story · ~70 km · Must-see
• Kuehn Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dallas · ~72 km · Must-see
• Badger Creek State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Madison · ~89 km · Must-see
• Walnut Woods State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~91 km · Must-see
• Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Polk · ~93 km · Must-see

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