Pool 5

Pool 5: 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 5

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 5 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.92681, -93.47924. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pool 5

• Knob Noster State Park · park · Johnson · ~28 km · Must-see
• KMOS-TV (Sedalia) · church · Pettis · ~33 km · Must-see
• Bothwell Lodge State Historical Site · park · Pettis · ~34 km · Must-see
• Wagon Knob · viewpoint · Lafayette · ~52 km · Must-see
• Annie and Abel Van Meter State Park · sanctuary · Saline · ~53 km · Must-see
• Fort Orleans · fort · Saline · ~54 km · Must-see
• Utz Site · fort · Saline · ~54 km · Must-see
• Battle of Lexington State Historic Site · fort · Lafayette · ~57 km · Must-see
• Powell Gardens · park · Johnson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Arrow Rock Historic District · fort · Saline · ~61 km · Must-see
• Joseph M. Miller Mausoleum · fort · Johnson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Ralph and Martha Perry Memorial Conservation Area · sanctuary · Johnson · ~4 km
• City of Sweet Springs Dam B · lake · Saline · ~7 km
• Cooks Knob · viewpoint · Johnson · ~10 km
• Edwin A Pape Lake Dam · lake · Lafayette · ~11 km
• Veterans War Memorial · fort · Lafayette · ~12 km
• Wicker Lake Dam · lake · Pettis · ~14 km
• Coppers Hill · viewpoint · Saline · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Pool 5

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Pool 5

• Annie and Abel Van Meter State Park · sanctuary · Saline · ~53 km · Must-see
• Monkey Mountain Nature Reserve NorthEast · sanctuary · Jackson · ~76 km · Must-see
• Harry S Truman State Park · sanctuary · Benton · ~90 km · Must-see
• Watkins Mill State Park · sanctuary · Clay · ~107 km · Must-see
• Harry S Truman National Historic Site · sanctuary · Jackson · ~108 km · Must-see
• Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area · sanctuary · Boone · ~111 km · Must-see
• Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium · sanctuary · Jackson · ~114 km · Must-see
• Mutual Musicians Foundation · sanctuary · Jackson · ~119 km · Must-see
• Pershing State Park · sanctuary · Linn · ~121 km · Must-see
• Maple Woods Natural Area · sanctuary · Wyandotte · ~123 km · Must-see

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