Riseman Refuge

Riseman Refuge: 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 Riseman Refuge

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 Riseman Refuge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.93232, -83.11755. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Riseman Refuge

• General Squier Memorial Park · park · Lapeer · ~1 km · Must-see
• Lakeville Lake · lake · Oakland · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lakeville Swamp Nature Sanctuary · sanctuary · Oakland · ~16 km · Must-see
• Metamora-Hadley State Recreation Area · park · Lapeer · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Orion · lake · Oakland · ~25 km · Must-see
• Bald Mountain State Recreation Area · park · Oakland · ~26 km · Must-see
• Stony Creek Metropark · park · Macomb · ~26 km · Must-see
• Tommys Lake · lake · Oakland · ~29 km · Must-see
• Ortonville State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Lapeer · ~30 km · Must-see
• Wolcott Mill Metropark · park · Macomb · ~31 km · Must-see
• Upper Bushman Lake · lake · Oakland · ~33 km · Must-see
• Walters Lake · lake · Oakland · ~33 km · Must-see
• Whipple Lake · lake · Oakland · ~34 km · Must-see
• WFUM-FM (Flint) · attraction · Genesee · ~35 km · Must-see
• Crooked Lake · lake · Oakland · ~36 km · Must-see
• Pine Knob · viewpoint · Oakland · ~37 km · Must-see
• W.C. Wetzel State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Macomb · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Angelus · lake · Oakland · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Riseman Refuge

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Riseman Refuge

• Lakeville Swamp Nature Sanctuary · sanctuary · Oakland · ~16 km · Must-see
• Ortonville State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Lapeer · ~30 km · Must-see
• W.C. Wetzel State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Macomb · ~39 km · Must-see
• Holly State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Oakland · ~45 km · Must-see
• Elmer P. and Irene Jasper Woods Memorial Nature Sanctuary · sanctuary · Saint Clair · ~54 km · Must-see
• Highland State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Oakland · ~63 km · Must-see
• Detroit Zoo · sanctuary · Oakland · ~63 km · Must-see
• Congregation Shaarey Zedek · sanctuary · Oakland · ~64 km · Must-see
• Algonac State Park · sanctuary · Saint Clair · ~72 km · Must-see
• Belle Isle · sanctuary · Wayne · ~83 km · Must-see

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