Mallard Ponds

Mallard Ponds: 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 Mallard Ponds

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 Mallard Ponds — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 53.49685, -112.94475. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mallard Ponds

• North Cooking Lake Natural Area · lake · Strathcona · ~5 km · Must-see
• Hastings Lake Islands Natural Area · lake · Strathcona · ~11 km · Must-see
• Elk Island National Park · sanctuary · Improvement District No. 13 · ~17 km · Must-see
• Miquelon Lake Provincial Park · lake · Camrose · ~35 km · Must-see
• Beaverhill Lake · lake · Beaver · ~36 km · Must-see
• Miquelon Lakes · lake · Camrose · ~36 km · Must-see
• Strathcona Science Provincial Park · park · Strathcona · ~36 km · Must-see
• Gold Bar Park · park · Edmonton · ~39 km · Must-see
• Mill Woods Sport Park · park · Edmonton · ~41 km · Must-see
• Transit Hotel · fort · Edmonton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Forest Heights Park · park · Edmonton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Edmonton Northlands · attraction · Edmonton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Mill Creek Ravine Park · park · Edmonton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Gallagher Park · park · Edmonton · ~44 km · Must-see
• Louise McKinney Riverfront Park · park · Edmonton · ~45 km · Must-see
• Fairmont Hotel MacDonald · fort · Edmonton · ~45 km · Must-see
• Sir Winston Churchill Square · attraction · Edmonton · ~46 km · Must-see
• Royal Alberta Museum · museum · Edmonton · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mallard Ponds

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Mallard Ponds

• Elk Island National Park · sanctuary · Improvement District No. 13 · ~17 km · Must-see
• Muttart Conservatory · sanctuary · Edmonton · ~44 km
• Edmonton Valley Zoo · sanctuary · Edmonton · ~51 km
• University of Alberta Botanic Garden · sanctuary · Parkland · ~68 km
• Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park · sanctuary · Sturgeon · ~68 km
• Moose Meadows Lakes · sanctuary · Beaver · ~7 km
• Strathcona Wilderness Centre · sanctuary · Strathcona · ~7 km
• Golden Ranches Conservation Site · sanctuary · Strathcona · ~9 km
• Edgar T. Jones Natural Area · sanctuary · Strathcona · ~12 km
• Hicks Conservation Lands · sanctuary · Strathcona · ~16 km

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