Marks WPA

Marks 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 Marks 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 Marks WPA — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.94515, -96.14521. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Marks WPA

• Moe Lake · lake · Clay · ~11 km · Must-see
• Sand Lake · lake · Becker · ~11 km · Must-see
• Solum Lake · lake · Clay · ~12 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake AMA · lake · Clay · ~23 km · Must-see
• Pikes Bay · lake · Becker · ~30 km · Must-see
• Detroit Lakes City Park · lake · Becker · ~35 km · Must-see
• Frenchmans Bluff · viewpoint · Norman · ~35 km · Must-see
• Home Lake · lake · Norman · ~37 km · Must-see
• Big Sugar Bush Lake · lake · Becker · ~37 km · Must-see
• Hand Lake · lake · Becker · ~40 km · Must-see
• Grove Lake · lake · Otter Tail · ~44 km · Must-see
• North Lizzie Isle · lake · Otter Tail · ~44 km · Must-see
• Six Lake · lake · Otter Tail · ~48 km · Must-see
• Five Lake · lake · Becker · ~49 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake · lake · Otter Tail · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lake Lida · lake · Otter Tail · ~54 km · Must-see
• Little Toad Lake · lake · Becker · ~57 km · Must-see
• Tulaby Lake · lake · Mahnomen · ~59 km · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Marks WPA

• Comstock House · sanctuary · Cass · ~60 km · Must-see
• Red River Zoo · sanctuary · Cass · ~69 km · Must-see
• Chahinkapa Zoo · sanctuary · Richland · ~103 km · Must-see
• Inspiration Peak · sanctuary · Otter Tail · ~125 km · Must-see
• Sheyenne National Grassland · sanctuary · Richland · ~132 km · Must-see
• Lake Elsie National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Richland · ~146 km · Must-see
• Hamden Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Becker · ~17 km
• Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Becker · ~50 km
• Rindahl Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Polk · ~84 km
• Riverside Park · sanctuary · Otter Tail · ~93 km

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