Rucker Marsh

Rucker Marsh: 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 Rucker Marsh

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 Rucker Marsh — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.27349, -95.43894. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rucker Marsh

• Perry Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~12 km · Must-see
• Constitution Hall State Historic Site · sanctuary · Douglas · ~32 km · Must-see
• Great Overland Station · museum · Shawnee · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Jivaro Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~39 km · Must-see
• Ward-Meade Park and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~39 km · Must-see
• Sumner Elementary School · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~40 km · Must-see
• Shawnee County State Lake Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~42 km · Must-see
• Washburn Park · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~43 km · Must-see
• Topeka Zoo · church · Shawnee · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Shawnee Park · lake · Shawnee · ~43 km · Must-see
• St. Patrick's Catholic Church · church · Atchison · ~44 km · Must-see
• Gage Park · park · Shawnee · ~44 km · Must-see
• Doran Rock Garden · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~44 km · Must-see
• Westboro Baptist Church · church · Shawnee · ~44 km · Must-see
• Kansas State Historical Society - Center for Historical Research · museum · Shawnee · ~47 km · Must-see
• Kansas Museum of History · museum · Shawnee · ~47 km · Must-see
• North Lawrence Christian Church · church · Douglas · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rucker Marsh

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Rucker Marsh

• Constitution Hall State Historic Site · sanctuary · Douglas · ~32 km · Must-see
• Ward-Meade Park and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~39 km · Must-see
• Sumner Elementary School · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~40 km · Must-see
• Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~42 km · Must-see
• Washburn Park · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~43 km · Must-see
• Doran Rock Garden · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~44 km · Must-see
• Clinton State Park · sanctuary · Douglas · ~47 km · Must-see
• Haskell Indian Nations University · sanctuary · Douglas · ~52 km · Must-see
• Baker Wetlands · sanctuary · Douglas · ~54 km · Must-see
• Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center · sanctuary · Leavenworth · ~59 km · Must-see

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