Maple River WPA

Maple River 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 Maple River 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 Maple River WPA — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.82903, -93.93798. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Maple River WPA

• Minnesota Lake · lake · Faribault · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lura Lake · lake · Blue Earth · ~10 km · Must-see
• Bass Lake · lake · Faribault · ~14 km · Must-see
• Jolly Green Giant · sanctuary · Faribault · ~29 km · Must-see
• Rapidan Dam · lake · Blue Earth · ~40 km · Must-see
• Mills Lake · lake · Blue Earth · ~41 km · Must-see
• Indian Lake · lake · Blue Earth · ~42 km · Must-see
• Eagle Lake Sports Facility · lake · Blue Earth · ~46 km · Must-see
• Blue Earth County Historical Society · museum · Blue Earth · ~47 km · Must-see
• Sibley Park · sanctuary · Blue Earth · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lily Lake · lake · Blue Earth · ~49 km · Must-see
• Madison Lake · lake · Blue Earth · ~52 km · Must-see
• Little Hall Lake · lake · Martin · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Elysian · lake · Waseca · ~53 km · Must-see
• Rose Lake · lake · Martin · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Ballantyne · lake · Blue Earth · ~54 km · Must-see
• Duck Lake · lake · Blue Earth · ~55 km · Must-see
• Sager Lake · lake · Kossuth · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Maple River WPA

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Maple River WPA

• Jolly Green Giant · sanctuary · Faribault · ~29 km · Must-see
• Sibley Park · sanctuary · Blue Earth · ~47 km · Must-see
• Wells Fargo · sanctuary · Steele · ~80 km · Must-see
• Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~80 km · Must-see
• River Bend Nature Center · sanctuary · Rice · ~92 km · Must-see
• McIntosh Woods State Park · sanctuary · Cerro Gordo · ~109 km · Must-see
• O. E. Rolvaag House · sanctuary · Rice · ~117 km · Must-see
• McKnight Prairie · sanctuary · Goodhue · ~130 km · Must-see
• Power Tower · sanctuary · Scott · ~143 km · Must-see
• Cayler Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Dickinson · ~144 km · Must-see

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