Painted Rock Conservation Area

Painted Rock Conservation Area: 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 Painted Rock Conservation Area

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 Painted Rock Conservation Area — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.40064, -92.10828. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Painted Rock Conservation Area

• McClung Park · park · Cole · ~23 km · Must-see
• Clark's Hill/Norton State Historic Site · park · Cole · ~24 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Landing State Historic Site · park · Cole · ~26 km · Must-see
• Missouri State Capitol · museum · Cole · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fountain of the Centaurs · lake · Cole · ~26 km · Must-see
• Rock Island Trail State Park · sanctuary · Cole · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint Joseph · church · Cole · ~29 km · Must-see
• Katy Trail State Park · sanctuary · Cole · ~51 km · Must-see
• Westminster Historic Gymnasium · sanctuary · Callaway · ~64 km · Must-see
• Frisco Lake · lake · Phelps · ~72 km · Must-see
• Maplewood House · fort · Boone · ~73 km · Must-see
• Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area · sanctuary · Boone · ~74 km · Must-see
• Baumhoer Lake Dam · lake · Osage · ~6 km
• Willibrand Lake Dam · lake · Osage · ~10 km
• Teds Lake Dam · lake · Cole · ~10 km
• Graessle-Rockers Lake · lake · Cole · ~12 km
• Twehaus Lake Dam · lake · Cole · ~14 km
• Dove Lake Dam · lake · Cole · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Painted Rock Conservation Area

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Painted Rock Conservation Area

• Rock Island Trail State Park · sanctuary · Cole · ~26 km · Must-see
• Katy Trail State Park · sanctuary · Cole · ~51 km · Must-see
• Westminster Historic Gymnasium · sanctuary · Callaway · ~64 km · Must-see
• Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area · sanctuary · Boone · ~74 km · Must-see
• Sanborn Field · sanctuary · Boone · ~79 km · Must-see
• Ha Ha Tonka State Park · sanctuary · Camden · ~94 km · Must-see
• Mark Twain National Forest · sanctuary · Phelps · ~96 km · Must-see
• Rocky Fork Lakes Conservation Area · sanctuary · Boone · ~96 km · Must-see
• Fiery Fork Conservation Area · sanctuary · Camden · ~102 km · Must-see
• Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Boone · ~106 km · Must-see

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