Diekmann WPA

Diekmann WPA: 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 Diekmann WPA

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 Diekmann WPA — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.59011, -96.66718. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Diekmann WPA

• Lake Traverse · lake · Traverse · ~15 km · Must-see
• Big Stone Lake · lake · Big Stone · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bullhead Lake · lake · Roberts · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Traverse · lake · Roberts · ~25 km · Must-see
• Big Stone Lake Game Production Area · lake · Roberts · ~36 km · Must-see
• Big Stone Island Nature Area · park · Roberts · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Martha · lake · Roberts · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Emma · lake · Roberts · ~56 km · Must-see
• Pullman Lake · lake · Grant · ~59 km · Must-see
• Sica Hollow State Park · sanctuary · Marshall · ~59 km · Must-see
• Greys Lake · lake · Marshall · ~60 km · Must-see
• Pickerel Lake · lake · Day · ~61 km · Must-see
• Parker Island · lake · Day · ~61 km · Must-see
• Artichoke Lake · lake · Big Stone · ~61 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Lakes · lake · Marshall · ~62 km · Must-see
• Big Lake · lake · Grant · ~63 km · Must-see
• South Red Iron Lake · lake · Marshall · ~64 km · Must-see
• Piyas Lake · lake · Marshall · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Diekmann WPA

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Diekmann WPA

• Sica Hollow State Park · sanctuary · Marshall · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Elsie National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Richland · ~68 km · Must-see
• Waubay National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Day · ~69 km · Must-see
• Chahinkapa Zoo · sanctuary · Richland · ~95 km · Must-see
• Sandy Shore State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Codington · ~112 km · Must-see
• Sheyenne National Grassland · sanctuary · Richland · ~115 km · Must-see
• Camp Release State Monument · sanctuary · Chippewa · ~128 km · Must-see
• Inspiration Peak · sanctuary · Otter Tail · ~130 km · Must-see
• Traverse Gap · sanctuary · Roberts · ~16 km
• Eastman State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Roberts · ~22 km

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