Maple Island

Maple Island: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Maple Island

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Maple Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.10434, -90.67623. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Maple Island

• Koster Site · fort · Greene · ~20 km · Must-see
• Pere Marquette State Park · sanctuary · Jersey · ~23 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jersey · ~24 km · Must-see
• Duncan Farm · fort · Jersey · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cuivre River State Park · park · Lincoln · ~30 km · Must-see
• Golden Eagle-Toppmeyer Site · fort · Calhoun · ~31 km · Must-see
• Kamp Mound Site · fort · Calhoun · ~32 km · Must-see
• Blanchette Landing Access · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~48 km · Must-see
• August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mound House · fort · Greene · ~55 km · Must-see
• Benjamin Godfrey Chapel · church · Madison · ~57 km · Must-see
• Creve Coeur Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~58 km · Must-see
• Piasa Bird · fort · Madison · ~59 km · Must-see
• McPike Mansion · attraction · Madison · ~60 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~60 km · Must-see
• Howell Island Conservation Area · park · Calhoun · ~61 km · Must-see
• McDonnell Park · park · Madison · ~62 km · Must-see
• Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument · fort · Madison · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Maple Island

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Maple Island

• Pere Marquette State Park · sanctuary · Jersey · ~23 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jersey · ~24 km · Must-see
• Blanchette Landing Access · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~48 km · Must-see
• August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~54 km · Must-see
• Bellefontaine Conservation Area · sanctuary · Madison · ~67 km · Must-see
• Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~67 km · Must-see
• Edward "Ted" and Pat Jones Confluence Point State Park · sanctuary · Saint Charles · ~71 km · Must-see
• Tilles Park · sanctuary · Saint Clair · ~75 km · Must-see
• Bayer Insectarium · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~77 km · Must-see
• Jewel Box · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~78 km · Must-see

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