Munson Prairie

Munson 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 Munson 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 Munson Prairie — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.53847, -94.60561. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Munson Prairie

• Twin Lakes State Park West · park · Calhoun · ~9 km · Must-see
• Woodman Hollow State Preserve · park · Webster · ~54 km · Must-see
• Living Heritage Tree Museum · museum · Buena Vista · ~63 km · Must-see
• Brushy Creek State Preserve · sanctuary · Webster · ~67 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Carroll · ~74 km · Must-see
• South Twin Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Calhoun · ~11 km
• Strand's Play · fort · Calhoun · ~12 km
• Elfsborg Church · church · Pocahontas · ~14 km
• Toben Wildlife Preserve · sanctuary · Pocahontas · ~17 km
• Birke Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Pocahontas · ~19 km
• Lizzard Creek Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Pocahontas · ~19 km
• Calhoun County Museum · museum · Calhoun · ~20 km
• Fonda Opera House Museum · museum · Pocahontas · ~25 km
• Heritage Park · park · Pocahontas · ~28 km
• Blazing Star Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Pocahontas · ~31 km
• Sunken Grove State Game Management Area · sanctuary · Pocahontas · ~32 km
• Poduska Farm · museum · Pocahontas · ~33 km
• Fleege Farm · museum · Pocahontas · ~35 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Munson Prairie

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Munson Prairie

• Brushy Creek State Preserve · sanctuary · Webster · ~67 km · Must-see
• Whiterock Conservancy · sanctuary · Guthrie · ~98 km · Must-see
• Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~112 km · Must-see
• Skunk River Greenbelt · sanctuary · Story · ~118 km · Must-see
• Reiman Gardens · sanctuary · Story · ~124 km · Must-see
• Big Creek State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~134 km · Must-see
• Cayler Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Dickinson · ~136 km · Must-see
• Brenton Arboretum · sanctuary · Dallas · ~137 km · Must-see
• McIntosh Woods State Park · sanctuary · Cerro Gordo · ~142 km · Must-see
• Kuehn Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dallas · ~144 km · Must-see

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