Arboretum

Arboretum: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Arboretum

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Arboretum — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.30168, -93.29239. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Arboretum

• Saint Matthews Episcopal Church · church · Hardin · ~30 km · Must-see
• Anderson Goose Lake · lake · Hamilton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Skunk River Greenbelt · sanctuary · Story · ~35 km · Must-see
• Little Wall Lake County Park · lake · Hamilton · ~36 km · Must-see
• Illinois Central Combination Depot-Ackley · fort · Hardin · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bandshell Park · park · Story · ~50 km · Must-see
• Ioway Creek · lake · Story · ~51 km · Must-see
• Farm House Museum · museum · Story · ~53 km · Must-see
• Glick-Sower Historical House · fort · Marshall · ~53 km · Must-see
• Campanile · attraction · Story · ~53 km · Must-see
• Reiman Gardens · sanctuary · Story · ~54 km · Must-see
• Quasdorf Wagon, Machine and Blacksmith Shop Museum · museum · Wright · ~54 km · Must-see
• Conants Park · park · Tama · ~67 km · Must-see
• Brushy Creek State Preserve · sanctuary · Webster · ~72 km · Must-see
• Faith Evangelical Church · church · Hardin · ~14 km
• Radcliffe Historical Museum · museum · Hardin · ~15 km
• Dakins Lake Park · lake · Story · ~18 km
• Lincoln Township Mausoleum · fort · Story · ~19 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Arboretum

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Arboretum

• Skunk River Greenbelt · sanctuary · Story · ~35 km · Must-see
• Reiman Gardens · sanctuary · Story · ~54 km · Must-see
• Brushy Creek State Preserve · sanctuary · Webster · ~72 km · Must-see
• Big Creek State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~83 km · Must-see
• Newton Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Jasper · ~88 km · Must-see
• Hartman Reserve Nature Center · sanctuary · Black Hawk · ~96 km · Must-see
• Conard Environmental Research Area · sanctuary · Jasper · ~97 km · Must-see
• Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Polk · ~103 km · Must-see
• Arie Den Boer Arboretum · sanctuary · Polk · ~108 km · Must-see
• Blank Park Zoo · sanctuary · Polk · ~114 km · Must-see

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