Denmark Island

Denmark 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 Denmark 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 Denmark Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.55743, -91.15086. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Denmark Island

• Free Frank McWorter Grave Site · sanctuary · Pike · ~22 km · Must-see
• Buckner Hollow · viewpoint · Pike · ~26 km · Must-see
• New Philadelphia National Historic Site · fort · Pike · ~28 km · Must-see
• Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum · museum · Marion · ~31 km · Must-see
• Rickey Hollow · viewpoint · Marion · ~33 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~33 km · Must-see
• Griffin Hollow · viewpoint · Ralls · ~45 km · Must-see
• Saint Peters Brush Creek Catholic Church · church · Ralls · ~49 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~53 km · Must-see
• Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mound House · fort · Greene · ~61 km · Must-see
• Kamp Mound Site · fort · Calhoun · ~65 km · Must-see
• Blackbird Island · river spot · Pike · ~3 km
• Bay Island · river spot · Pike · ~6 km
• Gilbert Island · sanctuary · Pike · ~6 km
• Sand Bar Island · river spot · Pike · ~7 km
• Victor's Point Roadside Park · viewpoint · Pike · ~7 km
• North Fritz Island · river spot · Pike · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Denmark Island

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Denmark Island

• Free Frank McWorter Grave Site · sanctuary · Pike · ~22 km · Must-see
• Weinberg-King State Park · sanctuary · Schuyler · ~97 km · Must-see
• Pere Marquette State Park · sanctuary · Jersey · ~104 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jersey · ~105 km · Must-see
• Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~116 km · Must-see
• Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Boone · ~123 km · Must-see
• August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~124 km · Must-see
• Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~127 km · Must-see
• Iliniwek Village State Historic Site · sanctuary · Clark · ~129 km · Must-see
• Blanchette Landing Access · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~129 km · Must-see

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