Benson Park

Benson 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 Benson 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 Benson Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.73142, -93.78404. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Benson Park

• Quasdorf Wagon, Machine and Blacksmith Shop Museum · museum · Wright · ~31 km · Must-see
• Brushy Creek State Preserve · sanctuary · Webster · ~53 km · Must-see
• Woodman Hollow State Preserve · park · Webster · ~54 km · Must-see
• Anderson Goose Lake · lake · Hamilton · ~60 km · Must-see
• Saint Matthews Episcopal Church · church · Hardin · ~61 km · Must-see
• McIntosh Woods State Park · sanctuary · Cerro Gordo · ~64 km · Must-see
• Ambrose A Call State Park · park · Kossuth · ~65 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Cerro Gordo · ~65 km · Must-see
• Little Wall Lake County Park · lake · Hamilton · ~66 km · Must-see
• 4-H Schoolhouse Museum · museum · Wright · ~4 km
• Heartland Museum · museum · Wright · ~4 km
• First Lutheran Church · church · Wright · ~5 km
• Church of Christ · church · Wright · ~5 km
• Elm Lake Access · lake · Wright · ~12 km
• Lake Cornelia Path · fort · Wright · ~12 km
• Lake Cornelia · lake · Wright · ~13 km
• Eagle Grove War Memorial · fort · Wright · ~15 km
• Eagle Grove Historical Society · museum · Wright · ~16 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Benson Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Benson Park

• Brushy Creek State Preserve · sanctuary · Webster · ~53 km · Must-see
• McIntosh Woods State Park · sanctuary · Cerro Gordo · ~64 km · Must-see
• Skunk River Greenbelt · sanctuary · Story · ~82 km · Must-see
• Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~83 km · Must-see
• Reiman Gardens · sanctuary · Story · ~101 km · Must-see
• Big Creek State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~128 km · Must-see
• Jolly Green Giant · sanctuary · Faribault · ~132 km · Must-see
• Hartman Reserve Nature Center · sanctuary · Black Hawk · ~144 km · Must-see
• Horse Grove Reitz Forest Area · sanctuary · Wright · ~22 km
• Toft Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Franklin · ~31 km

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