Goat Pen

Goat Pen: 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 attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Goat Pen

Season: October to February.

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 Goat Pen — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.87939, -93.48421. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Goat Pen

• Bandshell Park · park · Story · ~24 km · Must-see
• Reiman Gardens · sanctuary · Story · ~24 km · Must-see
• Campanile · attraction · Story · ~26 km · Must-see
• Farm House Museum · museum · Story · ~26 km · Must-see
• Ioway Creek · lake · Story · ~28 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Diversion Dam · lake · Polk · ~28 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Schoolhouse · fort · Polk · ~28 km · Must-see
• Big Creek State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~29 km · Must-see
• Adventureland Resort · park · Polk · ~32 km · Must-see
• Universalist Church · fort · Polk · ~32 km · Must-see
• Dragon Slayer · temple · Polk · ~32 km · Must-see
• Saylorville Lake Project · lake · Polk · ~32 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple & Cultural Center of Iowa · temple · Dallas · ~36 km · Must-see
• High Trestle Trail · trek · Dallas · ~40 km · Must-see
• Skunk River Greenbelt · sanctuary · Story · ~40 km · Must-see
• Trinity Las Americas United Methodist Church · church · Polk · ~41 km · Must-see
• Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Polk · ~42 km · Must-see
• Basilica of Saint John · church · Polk · ~42 km · Must-see

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Other other attractions near Goat Pen

• Campanile · attraction · Story · ~26 km · Must-see
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• KDPS-FM (Des Moines) · attraction · Polk · ~44 km · Must-see
• KGRN-AM (Grinnell) · attraction · Poweshiek · ~83 km · Must-see
• Matugani · attraction · Black Hawk · ~144 km · Must-see
• Historic United States Post Office · attraction · Union · ~146 km · Must-see
• The Monster · attraction · Polk · ~32 km
• The Underground · attraction · Polk · ~32 km
• The Tornado · attraction · Polk · ~32 km
• The Outlaw · attraction · Polk · ~32 km

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