Buffalo Trace Prairie

Buffalo Trace Prairie: 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 Buffalo Trace Prairie

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 Buffalo Trace Prairie — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.20568, -88.40127. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buffalo Trace Prairie

• Museum of the Grand Prairie · museum · Champaign · ~1 km · Must-see
• Maybery Gelvin Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Champaign · ~1 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve · lake · Champaign · ~1 km · Must-see
• Dodds Park · park · Champaign · ~16 km · Must-see
• Centennial Park · park · Champaign · ~19 km · Must-see
• Shady Rest Park · park · Piatt · ~21 km · Must-see
• Alma Mater · attraction · Champaign · ~23 km · Must-see
• Krannert Art Museum · museum · Champaign · ~23 km · Must-see
• McFarland Memorial Bell Tower · attraction · Champaign · ~23 km · Must-see
• Spurlock Museum · museum · Champaign · ~24 km · Must-see
• American Football House · attraction · Champaign · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Statue · attraction · Champaign · ~25 km · Must-see
• University of Illinois Arboretum · park · Champaign · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sea History Museum · museum · Champaign · ~34 km · Must-see
• Robert Allerton Park · sanctuary · Piatt · ~40 km · Must-see
• Clinton Lake · lake · DeWitt · ~41 km · Must-see
• Moraine View State Recreation Area · sanctuary · McLean · ~45 km · Must-see
• Bayles Lake · lake · Iroquois · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Buffalo Trace Prairie

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Buffalo Trace Prairie

• Maybery Gelvin Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Champaign · ~1 km · Must-see
• Robert Allerton Park · sanctuary · Piatt · ~40 km · Must-see
• Moraine View State Recreation Area · sanctuary · McLean · ~45 km · Must-see
• Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Warren · ~65 km · Must-see
• Kickapoo State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Vermilion · ~71 km · Must-see
• Kickapoo State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Vermillion · ~72 km · Must-see
• Kennekuk Cove County Park · sanctuary · Warren · ~72 km · Must-see
• Miller Park Zoo · sanctuary · McLean · ~74 km · Must-see
• Weston Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve · sanctuary · McLean · ~78 km · Must-see
• Walnut Point State Park · sanctuary · Douglas · ~80 km · Must-see

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