The Papilion

The Papilion: 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 The Papilion

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 The Papilion — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.76966, -95.41849. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Papilion

• Honor Heights Park · park · Muskogee · ~0 km · Must-see
• Five Civilized Tribes Museum · museum · Muskogee · ~1 km · Must-see
• Muskogee First Assembly of God Church · church · Muskogee · ~10 km · Must-see
• USS Batfish · fort · Muskogee · ~13 km · Must-see
• Fort Gibson · fort · Muskogee · ~19 km · Must-see
• Sequoyah Bay State Park · park · Wagoner · ~23 km · Must-see
• Wagoner Church of the Nazarene · church · Wagoner · ~25 km · Must-see
• Saint James Episcopal Church · church · Wagoner · ~27 km · Must-see
• Sequoyah State Park · park · Cherokee · ~27 km · Must-see
• Honey Springs Battlefield · attraction · McIntosh · ~33 km · Must-see
• Fort Gibson Lake · lake · Wagoner · ~34 km · Must-see
• Greenleaf State Park · park · Muskogee · ~35 km · Must-see
• Haskell Lake · lake · Muskogee · ~35 km · Must-see
• Mission Bell · fort · Wagoner · ~36 km · Must-see
• Webbers Falls · waterfall · Muskogee · ~40 km · Must-see
• Coweta Baptist Church · church · Wagoner · ~40 km · Must-see
• Brown Mountain · viewpoint · Cherokee · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Bixhoma Scenic Viewpoint · lake · Wagoner · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Papilion

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near The Papilion

• Cherokee Nation Courthouse · sanctuary · Cherokee · ~54 km · Must-see
• Oklahoma Aquarium · sanctuary · Tulsa · ~70 km · Must-see
• Tulsa Zoo · sanctuary · Tulsa · ~82 km · Must-see
• Sequoyah's Cabin · sanctuary · Sequoyah · ~94 km · Must-see
• Tulsa Botanic Garden · sanctuary · Osage · ~95 km · Must-see
• Walnut Creek Peninsula Recreation Area · sanctuary · Osage · ~117 km · Must-see
• KCS Decatur Depot · sanctuary · Benton · ~133 km · Must-see
• Woolaroc Wildlife Preserve · sanctuary · Osage · ~145 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Cemetery · sanctuary · Washington · ~146 km · Must-see
• Indian Springs Mini Park · sanctuary · Tulsa · ~50 km

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