Pool 1

Pool 1: 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 Pool 1

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 Pool 1 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.90646, -90.41399. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pool 1

• Golden Eagle-Toppmeyer Site · fort · Calhoun · ~12 km · Must-see
• Duncan Farm · fort · Jersey · ~14 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jersey · ~16 km · Must-see
• Pere Marquette State Park · sanctuary · Jersey · ~17 km · Must-see
• Blanchette Landing Access · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~17 km · Must-see
• Piasa Bird · fort · Madison · ~23 km · Must-see
• Fort Belle Fontaine · fort · Madison · ~24 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~24 km · Must-see
• Benjamin Godfrey Chapel · church · Madison · ~25 km · Must-see
• McPike Mansion · attraction · Madison · ~25 km · Must-see
• McDonnell Park · park · Madison · ~27 km · Must-see
• Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument · fort · Madison · ~27 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~27 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bellefontaine Conservation Area · sanctuary · Madison · ~28 km · Must-see
• Alton Museum of History and Art · museum · Madison · ~29 km · Must-see
• Chain of Rocks Park · park · Madison · ~32 km · Must-see
• Edward "Ted" and Pat Jones Confluence Point State Park · sanctuary · Saint Charles · ~33 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pool 1

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Pool 1

• Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jersey · ~16 km · Must-see
• Pere Marquette State Park · sanctuary · Jersey · ~17 km · Must-see
• Blanchette Landing Access · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bellefontaine Conservation Area · sanctuary · Madison · ~28 km · Must-see
• Edward "Ted" and Pat Jones Confluence Point State Park · sanctuary · Saint Charles · ~33 km · Must-see
• Tilles Park · sanctuary · Saint Clair · ~40 km · Must-see
• Bayer Insectarium · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~40 km · Must-see
• Jewel Box · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~40 km · Must-see
• Missouri Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Saint Clair · ~44 km · Must-see
• Missouri Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~44 km · Must-see

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