Johnson Prairie

Johnson Prairie: 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 Johnson Prairie

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 Johnson Prairie — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.36441, -94.52786. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Johnson Prairie

• Twin Lakes State Park West · park · Calhoun · ~20 km · Must-see
• Woodman Hollow State Preserve · park · Webster · ~45 km · Must-see
• Brushy Creek State Preserve · sanctuary · Webster · ~56 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Carroll · ~56 km · Must-see
• Calhoun County Museum · museum · Calhoun · ~12 km
• Strand's Play · fort · Calhoun · ~14 km
• Holy Trinity Lutheran Church · church · Calhoun · ~17 km
• South Twin Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Calhoun · ~19 km
• Lake City Water Standpipe · fort · Calhoun · ~25 km
• Historic Central School · museum · Calhoun · ~25 km
• Gowrie Depot Historical Museum · museum · Webster · ~27 km
• Greene County Roadgrade Dam 28-85-32 · lake · Greene · ~32 km
• Hickory Grove County Park · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~33 km
• Artesian Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Carroll · ~33 km
• Camp Creek Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~34 km
• Andrews Access · sanctuary · Carroll · ~34 km
• Goose Lake State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Greene · ~37 km
• Hobart Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Greene · ~38 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Johnson Prairie

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Johnson Prairie

• Brushy Creek State Preserve · sanctuary · Webster · ~56 km · Must-see
• Whiterock Conservancy · sanctuary · Guthrie · ~75 km · Must-see
• Skunk River Greenbelt · sanctuary · Story · ~102 km · Must-see
• Reiman Gardens · sanctuary · Story · ~104 km · Must-see
• Big Creek State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~111 km · Must-see
• Brenton Arboretum · sanctuary · Dallas · ~112 km · Must-see
• Kuehn Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dallas · ~118 km · Must-see
• Prairie Rose State Park · sanctuary · Shelby · ~127 km · Must-see
• Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~132 km · Must-see
• Badger Creek State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Madison · ~138 km · Must-see

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