Swartz Preserve

Swartz 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 Swartz 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 Swartz Preserve — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.61357, -91.79727. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Swartz Preserve

• Volga River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fayette · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bixby State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~41 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Fayette · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bridge Street · fort · Clayton · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lost Island Theme Park · park · Black Hawk · ~58 km · Must-see
• Matugani · attraction · Black Hawk · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lost Island Waterpark · park · Black Hawk · ~58 km · Must-see
• Grout Museum of History and Science · museum · Black Hawk · ~58 km · Must-see
• The Salvation Army of Waterloo & Cedar Falls · waterfall · Black Hawk · ~60 km · Must-see
• Hartman Reserve Nature Center · sanctuary · Black Hawk · ~64 km · Must-see
• George Wyth Memorial State Park · park · Black Hawk · ~64 km · Must-see
• Cedar Falls Ice House · waterfall · Black Hawk · ~68 km · Must-see
• Saint Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Basilica · church · Dubuque · ~71 km · Must-see
• National Farm Toy Museum · museum · Dubuque · ~73 km · Must-see
• Aurora Methodist Church · church · Buchanan · ~7 km
• Van Laningham County Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Buchanan · ~11 km
• Fontana Milldam · lake · Buchanan · ~12 km
• Lake Oelwein Dam · lake · Fayette · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Swartz Preserve

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Swartz Preserve

• Volga River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fayette · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bixby State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~41 km · Must-see
• Hartman Reserve Nature Center · sanctuary · Black Hawk · ~64 km · Must-see
• Turkey River Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~79 km · Must-see
• Nelson Dewey State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~81 km · Must-see
• Effigy Mounds National Monument · sanctuary · Clayton · ~83 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak State Park · sanctuary · Clayton · ~84 km · Must-see
• Wyalusing State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~86 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~87 km · Must-see
• Limery Ridge Savanna State Natural Area · sanctuary · Clayton · ~94 km · Must-see

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