Cox Arboretum

Cox Arboretum: 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 Cox Arboretum

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 Cox Arboretum — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.17070, -86.51883. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cox Arboretum

• Indiana University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology · museum · Monroe · ~1 km · Must-see
• Seminary Square Park · park · Monroe · ~2 km · Must-see
• Griffy Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~4 km · Must-see
• Morgan-Monroe State Forest · sanctuary · Monroe · ~12 km · Must-see
• Browning Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~13 km · Must-see
• Tecumseh Trail · trek · Brown · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Lemon · lake · Monroe · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Monroe · lake · Monroe · ~19 km · Must-see
• Selma N. Steele State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Brown · ~19 km · Must-see
• Yellowwood State Forest · sanctuary · Brown · ~26 km · Must-see
• Charles C. Deam Wilderness · sanctuary · Monroe · ~27 km · Must-see
• CCC Recreation Building · fort · Owen · ~28 km · Must-see
• Hickory Ridge Lookout Tower · viewpoint · Monroe · ~28 km · Must-see
• McCormick's Creek State Park · sanctuary · Owen · ~29 km · Must-see
• Brown County State Park · sanctuary · Brown · ~30 km · Must-see
• Weed Patch Hill · viewpoint · Brown · ~32 km · Must-see
• Story Monument · attraction · Brown · ~34 km · Must-see
• INRD Indianapolis Subdivision · attraction · Greene · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cox Arboretum

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Cox Arboretum

• Morgan-Monroe State Forest · sanctuary · Monroe · ~12 km · Must-see
• Selma N. Steele State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Brown · ~19 km · Must-see
• Yellowwood State Forest · sanctuary · Brown · ~26 km · Must-see
• Charles C. Deam Wilderness · sanctuary · Monroe · ~27 km · Must-see
• McCormick's Creek State Park · sanctuary · Owen · ~29 km · Must-see
• Brown County State Park · sanctuary · Brown · ~30 km · Must-see
• Owen-Putnam State Forest · sanctuary · Owen · ~43 km · Must-see
• Spring Mill State Park · sanctuary · Lawrence · ~62 km · Must-see
• Starve Hollow State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Jackson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Jackson-Washington State Forest · sanctuary · Jackson · ~70 km · Must-see

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