Shodean WPA

Shodean 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 Shodean 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 Shodean WPA — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.83895, -95.94575. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shodean WPA

• Detroit Lakes City Park · lake · Becker · ~11 km · Must-see
• Pikes Bay · lake · Becker · ~16 km · Must-see
• Hand Lake · lake · Becker · ~19 km · Must-see
• Sand Lake · lake · Becker · ~22 km · Must-see
• Six Lake · lake · Otter Tail · ~24 km · Must-see
• Solum Lake · lake · Clay · ~24 km · Must-see
• Moe Lake · lake · Clay · ~25 km · Must-see
• Five Lake · lake · Becker · ~25 km · Must-see
• North Lizzie Isle · lake · Otter Tail · ~28 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake · lake · Otter Tail · ~31 km · Must-see
• Big Sugar Bush Lake · lake · Becker · ~32 km · Must-see
• Grove Lake · lake · Otter Tail · ~35 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake AMA · lake · Clay · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Lida · lake · Otter Tail · ~36 km · Must-see
• Little Toad Lake · lake · Becker · ~36 km · Must-see
• Pine Lake · lake · Otter Tail · ~44 km · Must-see
• Star Lake, E Quiram Public Water Access · lake · Otter Tail · ~46 km · Must-see
• Twentyone Lake · lake · Otter Tail · ~48 km · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Shodean WPA

• Comstock House · sanctuary · Cass · ~78 km · Must-see
• Red River Zoo · sanctuary · Cass · ~86 km · Must-see
• Chahinkapa Zoo · sanctuary · Richland · ~100 km · Must-see
• Inspiration Peak · sanctuary · Otter Tail · ~104 km · Must-see
• Sheyenne National Grassland · sanctuary · Richland · ~139 km · Must-see
• Lake Elsie National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Richland · ~146 km · Must-see
• Hamden Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Becker · ~14 km
• Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Becker · ~37 km
• Riverside Park · sanctuary · Otter Tail · ~79 km
• Almora Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Otter Tail · ~98 km

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