Putty Root Preserve

Putty Root Preserve: 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 Putty Root Preserve

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 Putty Root Preserve — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.40798, -91.80366. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Putty Root Preserve

• Lost Island Theme Park · park · Black Hawk · ~52 km · Must-see
• Matugani · attraction · Black Hawk · ~52 km · Must-see
• Hanging Bog State Preserve · park · Linn · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lost Island Waterpark · park · Black Hawk · ~53 km · Must-see
• The Salvation Army of Waterloo & Cedar Falls · waterfall · Black Hawk · ~53 km · Must-see
• Bixby State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~55 km · Must-see
• Grout Museum of History and Science · museum · Black Hawk · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mother Mosque of America · dargah · Linn · ~60 km · Must-see
• Cedar Rapids Museum of Art · museum · Linn · ~61 km · Must-see
• African American Museum Of Iowa · museum · Linn · ~63 km · Must-see
• National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library · museum · Linn · ~63 km · Must-see
• Hartman Reserve Nature Center · sanctuary · Black Hawk · ~64 km · Must-see
• Volga River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fayette · ~64 km · Must-see
• George Wyth Memorial State Park · park · Black Hawk · ~64 km · Must-see
• Cedar Falls Ice House · waterfall · Black Hawk · ~69 km · Must-see
• Saint Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Basilica · church · Dubuque · ~70 km · Must-see
• National Farm Toy Museum · museum · Dubuque · ~72 km · Must-see
• Bridge Street · fort · Clayton · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Putty Root Preserve

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Putty Root Preserve

• Bixby State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~55 km · Must-see
• Hartman Reserve Nature Center · sanctuary · Black Hawk · ~64 km · Must-see
• Volga River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fayette · ~64 km · Must-see
• Amana · sanctuary · Iowa · ~85 km · Must-see
• Turkey River Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~89 km · Must-see
• Nelson Dewey State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~92 km · Must-see
• Effigy Mounds National Monument · sanctuary · Clayton · ~105 km · Must-see
• Wyalusing State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~106 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak State Park · sanctuary · Clayton · ~106 km · Must-see
• Swiss Valley Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Dubuque · ~107 km · Must-see

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