Rice County Fairgrounds

Rice County Fairgrounds: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Rice County Fairgrounds

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Rice County Fairgrounds — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.31107, -93.27615. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rice County Fairgrounds

• River Bend Nature Center · sanctuary · Rice · ~5 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake · lake · Rice · ~7 km · Must-see
• Wells Lake · lake · Rice · ~7 km · Must-see
• Roberds Lake · lake · Rice · ~7 km · Must-see
• Cannon Lake · lake · Rice · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mazaska Lake · lake · Rice · ~15 km · Must-see
• Circle Lake County Park · lake · Rice · ~18 km · Must-see
• Shields Lake · lake · Rice · ~18 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake · lake · Le Sueur · ~21 km · Must-see
• Union Lake · lake · Rice · ~21 km · Must-see
• O. E. Rolvaag House · sanctuary · Rice · ~23 km · Must-see
• Skinner Memorial Chapel · church · Rice · ~24 km · Must-see
• Remund Lake · lake · Rice · ~28 km · Must-see
• Cody Lake · lake · Le Sueur · ~30 km · Must-see
• Minnesota State School Orphanage Museum · museum · Steele · ~31 km · Must-see
• Knutsen Lake · lake · Waseca · ~32 km · Must-see
• Wells Fargo · sanctuary · Steele · ~32 km · Must-see
• Hatch Lake · lake · Rice · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rice County Fairgrounds

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Rice County Fairgrounds

• River Bend Nature Center · sanctuary · Rice · ~5 km · Must-see
• O. E. Rolvaag House · sanctuary · Rice · ~23 km · Must-see
• Wells Fargo · sanctuary · Steele · ~32 km · Must-see
• McKnight Prairie · sanctuary · Goodhue · ~36 km · Must-see
• Minnesota Zoo · sanctuary · Dakota · ~64 km · Must-see
• South Oaks Park · sanctuary · Dakota · ~69 km · Must-see
• Power Tower · sanctuary · Scott · ~70 km · Must-see
• Sibley Park · sanctuary · Blue Earth · ~78 km · Must-see
• Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary · sanctuary · Hennepin · ~86 km · Must-see
• Frank B. Kellogg House · sanctuary · Ramsey · ~88 km · Must-see

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