Backstrom WPA

Backstrom WPA: 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 Backstrom WPA

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 Backstrom WPA — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.51681, -96.10686. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Backstrom WPA

• Twentyone Lake · lake · Otter Tail · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lake Lida · lake · Otter Tail · ~17 km · Must-see
• Grove Lake · lake · Otter Tail · ~17 km · Must-see
• North Lizzie Isle · lake · Otter Tail · ~20 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake · lake · Otter Tail · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake Oscar · lake · Otter Tail · ~23 km · Must-see
• Star Lake, E Quiram Public Water Access · lake · Otter Tail · ~31 km · Must-see
• Pine Lake · lake · Otter Tail · ~32 km · Must-see
• Pikes Bay · lake · Becker · ~32 km · Must-see
• Hand Lake · lake · Becker · ~33 km · Must-see
• Wall Lake, Fergus Falls, MN · waterfall · Otter Tail · ~35 km · Must-see
• Dead Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Otter Tail · ~36 km · Must-see
• Six Lake · lake · Otter Tail · ~41 km · Must-see
• Five Lake · lake · Becker · ~42 km · Must-see
• Dane Lake · lake · Otter Tail · ~42 km · Must-see
• German Lake · lake · Otter Tail · ~42 km · Must-see
• Detroit Lakes City Park · lake · Becker · ~47 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake AMA · lake · Clay · ~48 km · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Backstrom WPA

• Chahinkapa Zoo · sanctuary · Richland · ~58 km · Must-see
• Inspiration Peak · sanctuary · Otter Tail · ~74 km · Must-see
• Comstock House · sanctuary · Cass · ~80 km · Must-see
• Red River Zoo · sanctuary · Cass · ~85 km · Must-see
• Lake Elsie National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Richland · ~103 km · Must-see
• Sheyenne National Grassland · sanctuary · Richland · ~108 km · Must-see
• Riverside Park · sanctuary · Otter Tail · ~33 km
• Hamden Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Becker · ~60 km
• Almora Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Otter Tail · ~79 km
• Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Becker · ~80 km

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