Local favourite sanctuary · Cherokee, Kansas
Spring River Wildlife Area
Spring River Wildlife Area is a sanctuary in Cherokee, Kansas.
Spring River Wildlife 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 Spring River Wildlife 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 Spring River Wildlife Area — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 37.18497, -94.65212. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Spring River Wildlife Area
- Rainbow Bridge · attraction · Cherokee · ~18 km · Must-see
- Tanyard Hollow · viewpoint · Ottawa · ~22 km · Must-see
- Fort Baxter · museum · Ottawa · ~23 km · Must-see
- Tri-State Marker · fort · Ottawa · ~26 km · Must-see
- Mined Land Wildlife Area · park · Cherokee · ~37 km · Must-see
- Jasper County Courthouse · fort · Jasper · ~38 km · Must-see
- Forest Park Church Carthage · church · Jasper · ~38 km · Must-see
- George Washington Carver National Monument · sanctuary · Newton · ~43 km · Must-see
- Prairie State Park · sanctuary · Barton · ~48 km · Must-see
- Miami First Church of-Nazarene · church · Ottawa · ~49 km · Must-see
- Neosho National Fish Hatchery · park · Newton · ~55 km · Must-see
- Fort Crowder · fort · Newton · ~60 km · Must-see
- Beeman Hollow · viewpoint · Ottawa · ~65 km · Must-see
- Neosho State Fishing Lake · lake · Neosho · ~69 km · Must-see
- Parsons Arboretum · park · Labette · ~71 km · Must-see
- Peach Orchard Hollow · viewpoint · McDonald · ~74 km · Must-see
- Oscie Ora Acres Lake · lake · Cherokee · ~15 km
- "t-lane memorial' · fort · Jasper · ~17 km
See everything within a day’s drive of Spring River Wildlife Area
Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Spring River Wildlife Area
- George Washington Carver National Monument · sanctuary · Newton · ~43 km · Must-see
- Prairie State Park · sanctuary · Barton · ~48 km · Must-see
- Big Sugar Creek State Park · sanctuary · McDonald · ~87 km · Must-see
- KCS Decatur Depot · sanctuary · Benton · ~120 km · Must-see
- Roaring River State Park · sanctuary · Barry · ~123 km · Must-see
- Pea Ridge National Military Park · sanctuary · Benton · ~124 km · Must-see
- Piney Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Barry · ~135 km · Must-see
- Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Linn · ~144 km · Must-see
- Dickerson Park Zoo · sanctuary · Greene · ~149 km · Must-see
- Prairie State Park · sanctuary · Crawford · ~46 km
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Frequently asked
Is the park open?
No visitor has reported the opening & safari status for Spring River Wildlife Area yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Spring River Wildlife Area?
November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Spring River Wildlife Area?
Nearby: Rainbow Bridge (attraction, 18 km), Tanyard Hollow (viewpoint, 22 km), Fort Baxter (museum, 23 km), Tri-State Marker (fort, 26 km), Mined Land Wildlife Area (park, 37 km), Jasper County Courthouse (fort, 38 km).