Nine Eagles State Park

Nine Eagles State Park: 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 Nine Eagles State Park

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 Nine Eagles State Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.60162, -93.76417. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nine Eagles State Park

• Nine Eagles Lakeside Picnic Area · park · Decatur · ~1 km · Must-see
• New Salem Church · church · Decatur · ~7 km
• Slip Bluff Lake Overlook · lake · Decatur · ~12 km
• Echo-Walk: Recalling the Past in Decatur County · fort · Decatur · ~12 km
• The Mormon Trail / Utopian Experiments in Southern Iowa · fort · Decatur · ~12 km
• Oxbow Overlook · viewpoint · Decatur · ~12 km
• Assembly of God Church · church · Decatur · ~19 km
• Decatur County Museum · museum · Decatur · ~19 km
• Statue of Liberty · fort · Decatur · ~19 km
• Decatur County Freedom Rock · fort · Decatur · ~19 km
• River Road · fort · Decatur · ~20 km
• Lake Lashane Dam · lake · Decatur · ~23 km
• Bloomington Church · church · Decatur · ~23 km
• Savely Lake · lake · Decatur · ~23 km
• Little River Beach · beach · Decatur · ~23 km
• East Fork Big Creek Watershed Lake A-4 · lake · Decatur · ~26 km
• Hidden Valley Lake · lake · Wayne · ~28 km
• Hidden Valley Lake · lake · Mercer · ~28 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Nine Eagles State Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Nine Eagles State Park

• Badger Creek State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Madison · ~123 km · Must-see
• Blank Park Zoo · sanctuary · Polk · ~128 km · Must-see
• Pershing State Park · sanctuary · Linn · ~129 km · Must-see
• Gen. John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic Site · sanctuary · Linn · ~129 km · Must-see
• Walnut Woods State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~130 km · Must-see
• Arie Den Boer Arboretum · sanctuary · Polk · ~136 km · Must-see
• William P. Hepburn House · sanctuary · Page · ~136 km · Must-see
• Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Polk · ~139 km · Must-see
• Kuehn Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dallas · ~140 km · Must-see
• Wallace State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~140 km · Must-see

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