Elsie Marsh

Elsie Marsh: 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 Elsie Marsh

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 Elsie Marsh — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.98915, -95.74565. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Elsie Marsh

• North Badger Lake · lake · Murray · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lime Lake · lake · Murray · ~10 km · Must-see
• South Badger Lake · lake · Murray · ~10 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Murray · ~11 km · Must-see
• Smith Lake · lake · Murray · ~16 km · Must-see
• Corabelle Lake · lake · Murray · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake Wilson · lake · Murray · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake Shetek · lake · Murray · ~20 km · Must-see
• Bloody Lake · lake · Murray · ~21 km · Must-see
• Fremont Lake · lake · Murray · ~23 km · Must-see
• Carlson-Current Lake · lake · Murray · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lone Tree Wildlife Management Area, South Unit · sanctuary · Nobles · ~30 km · Must-see
• Talcot Lake · lake · Cottonwood · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Yankton Wildlife Management Area · lake · Lyon · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bean Lake · lake · Cottonwood · ~39 km · Must-see
• Carey Lake · lake · Cottonwood · ~39 km · Must-see
• Rock Lake Marsh Wildlife Management Area · lake · Lyon · ~43 km · Must-see
• Hurricane Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Cottonwood · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Elsie Marsh

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Elsie Marsh

• Lone Tree Wildlife Management Area, South Unit · sanctuary · Nobles · ~30 km · Must-see
• Hole-in-the-Mountain Prairie Preserve · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~66 km · Must-see
• Palisades State Park · sanctuary · Minnehaha · ~88 km · Must-see
• Cayler Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Dickinson · ~97 km · Must-see
• Beaver Creek Nature Area · sanctuary · Lyon · ~100 km · Must-see
• Big Sioux Recreation Area · sanctuary · Minnehaha · ~103 km · Must-see
• Gitchie Manitou State Preserve · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~109 km · Must-see
• Brookings Nature Park Mountain Bike Skills Area · sanctuary · Brookings · ~110 km · Must-see
• Andrew John Volstead House · sanctuary · Yellow Medicine · ~116 km · Must-see
• Great Plains Zoo · sanctuary · Minnehaha · ~120 km · Must-see

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