Hoot Woods

Hoot Woods: 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 Hoot Woods

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 Hoot Woods — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.25101, -86.89389. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hoot Woods

• Owen-Putnam State Forest · sanctuary · Owen · ~15 km · Must-see
• CCC Recreation Building · fort · Owen · ~19 km · Must-see
• McCormick's Creek State Park · sanctuary · Owen · ~19 km · Must-see
• INRD Indianapolis Subdivision · attraction · Greene · ~25 km · Must-see
• Cagles Mill Lake · lake · Owen · ~30 km · Must-see
• Baseline Road · attraction · Greene · ~36 km · Must-see
• Shakamak State Park · sanctuary · Greene · ~39 km · Must-see
• Seminary Square Park · park · Monroe · ~41 km · Must-see
• Griffy Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~41 km · Must-see
• Indiana University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology · museum · Monroe · ~41 km · Must-see
• Morgan-Monroe State Forest · sanctuary · Monroe · ~45 km · Must-see
• Greene–Sullivan State Forest · sanctuary · Greene · ~53 km · Must-see
• Browning Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Lemon · lake · Monroe · ~54 km · Must-see
• Tecumseh Trail · trek · Brown · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Monroe · lake · Monroe · ~58 km · Must-see
• Selma N. Steele State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Brown · ~61 km · Must-see
• Mansfield Covered Bridge · attraction · Parke · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hoot Woods

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Hoot Woods

• Owen-Putnam State Forest · sanctuary · Owen · ~15 km · Must-see
• McCormick's Creek State Park · sanctuary · Owen · ~19 km · Must-see
• Shakamak State Park · sanctuary · Greene · ~39 km · Must-see
• Morgan-Monroe State Forest · sanctuary · Monroe · ~45 km · Must-see
• Greene–Sullivan State Forest · sanctuary · Greene · ~53 km · Must-see
• Selma N. Steele State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Brown · ~61 km · Must-see
• Yellowwood State Forest · sanctuary · Brown · ~66 km · Must-see
• Charles C. Deam Wilderness · sanctuary · Monroe · ~67 km · Must-see
• Brown County State Park · sanctuary · Brown · ~72 km · Must-see
• Jug Rock · sanctuary · Martin · ~80 km · Must-see

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