Smith WPA

Smith WPA: 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 Smith WPA

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 Smith WPA — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.51691, -95.68891. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Smith WPA

• Sugar Bush Lake · lake · Polk · ~6 km · Must-see
• Turtle Lake WPA · lake · Polk · ~12 km · Must-see
• Beaulieu Lake Dam · lake · Mahnomen · ~16 km · Must-see
• Vanose Lake · lake · Mahnomen · ~19 km · Must-see
• Minnow Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clearwater · ~21 km · Must-see
• Aspinwall Lake · lake · Mahnomen · ~23 km · Must-see
• Tamarack Lake · lake · Clearwater · ~23 km · Must-see
• Warren Lake · lake · Mahnomen · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Lomond · lake · Clearwater · ~27 km · Must-see
• Pine Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clearwater · ~28 km · Must-see
• Oak Lake · lake · Polk · ~33 km · Must-see
• Peterson Lake · lake · Clearwater · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cameron Lake · lake · Polk · ~37 km · Must-see
• Badger Lake · lake · Polk · ~38 km · Must-see
• Union Lake · lake · Polk · ~38 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake · lake · Polk · ~42 km · Must-see
• Maple Lake Dam · lake · Polk · ~47 km · Must-see
• Little Elbow Lake Park · lake · Mahnomen · ~47 km · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Smith WPA

• Rabideau CCC Camp · sanctuary · Beltrami · ~108 km · Must-see
• Comstock House · sanctuary · Cass · ~136 km · Must-see
• Red River Zoo · sanctuary · Cass · ~144 km · Must-see
• Hill River Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Polk · ~22 km
• Rindahl Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Polk · ~36 km
• Rydell National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Polk · ~44 km
• Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Polk · ~62 km
• Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Becker · ~74 km
• Hamden Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Becker · ~85 km
• Moran Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Red Lake · ~86 km

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