Groom Area

Groom Area: 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 Groom Area

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 Groom Area — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.69788, -93.53591. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Groom Area

• Quasdorf Wagon, Machine and Blacksmith Shop Museum · museum · Wright · ~6 km · Must-see
• Saint Matthews Episcopal Church · church · Hardin · ~37 km · Must-see
• Illinois Central Combination Depot-Ackley · fort · Hardin · ~53 km · Must-see
• Anderson Goose Lake · lake · Hamilton · ~54 km · Must-see
• McIntosh Woods State Park · sanctuary · Cerro Gordo · ~59 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Cerro Gordo · ~60 km · Must-see
• Little Wall Lake County Park · lake · Hamilton · ~60 km · Must-see
• Brushy Creek State Preserve · sanctuary · Webster · ~64 km · Must-see
• KRIB-AM (Mason City) · church · Cerro Gordo · ~69 km · Must-see
• Woodman Hollow State Preserve · park · Webster · ~69 km · Must-see
• Parkers Woods · park · Cerro Gordo · ~71 km · Must-see
• Charles H. Macnider Art Museum · museum · Cerro Gordo · ~72 km · Must-see
• Buddy Holly Crash Site · attraction · Cerro Gordo · ~74 km · Must-see
• Skunk River Greenbelt · sanctuary · Story · ~75 km · Must-see
• Toft Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Franklin · ~6 km
• Horse Grove Reitz Forest Area · sanctuary · Wright · ~6 km
• Dows Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock · fort · Wright · ~7 km
• Interstate Lake Park · lake · Franklin · ~13 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Groom Area

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Groom Area

• McIntosh Woods State Park · sanctuary · Cerro Gordo · ~59 km · Must-see
• Brushy Creek State Preserve · sanctuary · Webster · ~64 km · Must-see
• Skunk River Greenbelt · sanctuary · Story · ~75 km · Must-see
• Reiman Gardens · sanctuary · Story · ~96 km · Must-see
• Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~100 km · Must-see
• Hartman Reserve Nature Center · sanctuary · Black Hawk · ~118 km · Must-see
• Big Creek State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~125 km · Must-see
• Jolly Green Giant · sanctuary · Faribault · ~144 km · Must-see
• Newton Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Jasper · ~148 km · Must-see
• Toft Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Franklin · ~6 km

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