Bird Viewing Area

Bird Viewing Area: 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 Bird Viewing Area

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 Bird Viewing Area — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.87081, -117.15195. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bird Viewing Area

• Rogers Field · park · Whitman · ~19 km · Must-see
• Steptoe Butte State Park Heritage Site · sanctuary · Whitman · ~26 km · Must-see
• Steptoe Butte · viewpoint · Whitman · ~26 km · Must-see
• McCroskey State Park · sanctuary · Benewah · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lower Granite Lake Dam · lake · Garfield · ~39 km · Must-see
• Tekoa City Park · park · Whitman · ~50 km · Must-see
• Steptoe Battlefield State Park · park · Whitman · ~54 km · Must-see
• Rock Lake · lake · Whitman · ~66 km · Must-see
• Fort Lapwai · fort · Nez Perce · ~67 km · Must-see
• Kamiak Butte County Park · sanctuary · Whitman · ~2 km
• Randall Butte · viewpoint · Latah · ~12 km
• Ball Butte · viewpoint · Latah · ~16 km
• Steakhouse Hill · viewpoint · Latah · ~19 km
• Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art · museum · Whitman · ~20 km
• Charles R Conner Museum · museum · Whitman · ~20 km
• Washington State University Arboretum · park · Whitman · ~20 km
• Chipman Trail · attraction · Whitman · ~21 km
• Paradise Point · viewpoint · Latah · ~22 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bird Viewing Area

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bird Viewing Area

• Steptoe Butte State Park Heritage Site · sanctuary · Whitman · ~26 km · Must-see
• McCroskey State Park · sanctuary · Benewah · ~37 km · Must-see
• Heyburn State Park · sanctuary · Benewah · ~79 km · Must-see
• Coeur d'Alene River Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Kootenai · ~91 km · Must-see
• Camp Wooten Retreat Center · sanctuary · Columbia · ~102 km · Must-see
• Hobo Cedar Grove Botanical Area · sanctuary · Shoshone · ~103 km · Must-see
• Columbia Plateau Trail State Park · sanctuary · Adams · ~105 km · Must-see
• Dishman Hills Natural Resources Conservation Area · sanctuary · Spokane · ~108 km · Must-see
• Lyons Ferry State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~108 km · Must-see
• Fields Spring State Park · sanctuary · Asotin · ~110 km · Must-see

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