Third Tier

Third Tier: 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 Third Tier

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 Third Tier — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.35351, -83.01423. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Third Tier

• Story Mound State Memorial · fort · Ross · ~2 km · Must-see
• Yoctangee Park · park · Ross · ~4 km · Must-see
• Wesley Chapel · church · Ross · ~6 km · Must-see
• Hopewell Culture National Historical Park · fort · Ross · ~9 km · Must-see
• Great Seal State Park · sanctuary · Ross · ~9 km · Must-see
• Ross Lake · lake · Ross · ~11 km · Must-see
• Scioto Trail State Park · park · Ross · ~19 km · Must-see
• Tar Hollow State Forest · sanctuary · Ross · ~28 km · Must-see
• Little Copperas Mountain · viewpoint · Ross · ~30 km · Must-see
• Calamus Swamp · sanctuary · Pickaway · ~32 km · Must-see
• Burning Indian Mound · viewpoint · Pickaway · ~32 km · Must-see
• M. M. Crites Octagon House · fort · Pickaway · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pike Lake State Park · lake · Pike · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cross Mound · fort · Fairfield · ~38 km · Must-see
• Piketon Mounds · fort · Pike · ~42 km · Must-see
• Pike State Forest · sanctuary · Pike · ~42 km · Must-see
• Stage's Pond State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Pickaway · ~45 km · Must-see
• Leo Petroglyph · fort · Jackson · ~46 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Third Tier

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Third Tier

• Great Seal State Park · sanctuary · Ross · ~9 km · Must-see
• Tar Hollow State Forest · sanctuary · Ross · ~28 km · Must-see
• Calamus Swamp · sanctuary · Pickaway · ~32 km · Must-see
• Pike State Forest · sanctuary · Pike · ~42 km · Must-see
• Stage's Pond State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Pickaway · ~45 km · Must-see
• Conkles Hollow State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Hocking · ~49 km · Must-see
• Hocking State Forest · sanctuary · Hocking · ~50 km · Must-see
• Hocking Hills State Park · sanctuary · Hocking · ~50 km · Must-see
• Rocky Fork State Park · sanctuary · Highland · ~56 km · Must-see
• Clear Creek Metro Park · sanctuary · Hocking · ~56 km · Must-see

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