Davis Preservation Area

Davis Preservation Area: 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 Davis Preservation Area

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 Davis Preservation Area — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.35844, -94.49376. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Davis Preservation Area

• Twin Lakes State Park West · park · Calhoun · ~22 km · Must-see
• Woodman Hollow State Preserve · park · Webster · ~41 km · Must-see
• Brushy Creek State Preserve · sanctuary · Webster · ~52 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Carroll · ~58 km · Must-see
• Whiterock Conservancy · sanctuary · Guthrie · ~75 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity Lutheran Church · church · Calhoun · ~14 km
• Calhoun County Museum · museum · Calhoun · ~15 km
• Strand's Play · fort · Calhoun · ~17 km
• South Twin Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Calhoun · ~22 km
• Gowrie Depot Historical Museum · museum · Webster · ~23 km
• Lake City Water Standpipe · fort · Calhoun · ~28 km
• Historic Central School · museum · Calhoun · ~28 km
• Greene County Roadgrade Dam 28-85-32 · lake · Greene · ~32 km
• Artesian Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Carroll · ~35 km
• Harcourt Methodist Church · church · Webster · ~35 km
• Andrews Access · sanctuary · Carroll · ~35 km
• The Fort Museum and Frontier Village · museum · Webster · ~35 km
• Goose Lake State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Greene · ~36 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Davis Preservation Area

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Davis Preservation Area

• Brushy Creek State Preserve · sanctuary · Webster · ~52 km · Must-see
• Whiterock Conservancy · sanctuary · Guthrie · ~75 km · Must-see
• Skunk River Greenbelt · sanctuary · Story · ~98 km · Must-see
• Reiman Gardens · sanctuary · Story · ~100 km · Must-see
• Big Creek State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~108 km · Must-see
• Brenton Arboretum · sanctuary · Dallas · ~110 km · Must-see
• Kuehn Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dallas · ~116 km · Must-see
• Prairie Rose State Park · sanctuary · Shelby · ~128 km · Must-see
• Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~132 km · Must-see
• Badger Creek State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Madison · ~135 km · Must-see

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