Schaefer Prairie

Schaefer 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 Schaefer 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 Schaefer Prairie — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.72211, -94.29891. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Schaefer Prairie

• Kings Lake · lake · McLeod · ~5 km · Must-see
• Lake Addie · lake · McLeod · ~7 km · Must-see
• Bakers Lake · lake · McLeod · ~7 km · Must-see
• Schilling Lake · lake · Sibley · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lake Marion · lake · McLeod · ~12 km · Must-see
• Hahn Lake · lake · Sibley · ~13 km · Must-see
• Fadden Lake · lake · Sibley · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lake Whitney · lake · McLeod · ~14 km · Must-see
• Kirby Lake · lake · Sibley · ~17 km · Must-see
• Severance Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Sibley · ~19 km · Must-see
• Ward Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Sibley · ~19 km · Must-see
• Gaylord City Park · park · Sibley · ~24 km · Must-see
• Beatty Lake · lake · Sibley · ~24 km · Must-see
• Preston Lake · lake · Renville · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Allie · lake · Renville · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Harrington · lake · McLeod · ~30 km · Must-see
• Phare Lake · lake · Renville · ~31 km · Must-see
• Hodgson Lake · lake · Renville · ~32 km · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Schaefer Prairie

• Sibley Park · sanctuary · Blue Earth · ~82 km · Must-see
• Power Tower · sanctuary · Scott · ~84 km · Must-see
• Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary · sanctuary · Hennepin · ~102 km · Must-see
• Minneapolis Sculpture Garden · sanctuary · Hennepin · ~105 km · Must-see
• Oliver H. Kelley Farm · sanctuary · Sherburne · ~106 km · Must-see
• Central Mississippi Riverfront Regional Park · sanctuary · Hennepin · ~109 km · Must-see
• Minnesota Zoo · sanctuary · Dakota · ~109 km · Must-see
• Pillsbury A Mill · sanctuary · Hennepin · ~109 km · Must-see
• South Oaks Park · sanctuary · Dakota · ~117 km · Must-see
• O. E. Rolvaag House · sanctuary · Rice · ~117 km · Must-see

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