Unit B

Unit B: 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 Unit B

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 Unit B — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.04618, -90.13206. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Unit B

• Manning Cabin Hollow · viewpoint · Wayne · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mingo Wilderness · sanctuary · Wayne · ~14 km · Must-see
• Peoples Hollow · viewpoint · Wayne · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Wappapello · lake · Wayne · ~26 km · Must-see
• Thompson Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~31 km · Must-see
• Perkins Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~34 km · Must-see
• White Hollow · viewpoint · Wayne · ~36 km · Must-see
• Maria Pellegrino Park · park · Alexander · ~39 km · Must-see
• Bird Hill · viewpoint · Scott · ~41 km · Must-see
• Meador Valley · viewpoint · Wayne · ~49 km · Must-see
• Poplar Bluff Depot · church · Butler · ~50 km · Must-see
• Sam A. Baker State Park · sanctuary · Wayne · ~52 km · Must-see
• Aley Mountain · viewpoint · Wayne · ~60 km · Must-see
• Rockpile Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Madison · ~63 km · Must-see
• Kelow Valley · viewpoint · Wayne · ~65 km · Must-see
• Stony Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~71 km · Must-see
• Stony Mountain · viewpoint · Iron · ~71 km · Must-see
• White Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~71 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Unit B

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Unit B

• Mingo Wilderness · sanctuary · Wayne · ~14 km · Must-see
• Sam A. Baker State Park · sanctuary · Wayne · ~52 km · Must-see
• Rockpile Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Madison · ~63 km · Must-see
• Cape Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Alexander · ~81 km · Must-see
• Devil's Island Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Cape Girardeau · ~87 km · Must-see
• Hunter-Dawson State Historic Site · sanctuary · West Tennessee · ~92 km · Must-see
• Union County State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Union · ~98 km · Must-see
• Taum Sauk Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Reynolds · ~98 km · Must-see
• Pickle Springs Natural Area · sanctuary · Randolph · ~107 km · Must-see
• Trail of Tears State Forest · sanctuary · Union · ~107 km · Must-see

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