South Unit

South Unit: 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 South Unit

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 South Unit — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 48.72396, -96.41832. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near South Unit

• Old Mill State Park · park · Marshall · ~52 km · Must-see
• Thief Lake Dam · lake · Marshall · ~54 km · Must-see
• St. Michael's Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church · church · Rural Municipality of Stuartburn · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Bronson Site · fort · Kittson · ~19 km
• Kittson County Historical Museum · museum · Kittson · ~22 km
• Cultural Heritage Center · museum · Kittson · ~22 km
• Memorial Monument · fort · Kittson · ~23 km
• First Lutheran Church · church · Marshall · ~46 km
• Tamarac River R1 Dam · lake · Marshall · ~47 km
• Anderson/Bagaas Burial · fort · Marshall · ~48 km
• Manitoba Tall Grass Prairie Preserve · sanctuary · Rural Municipality of Stuartburn · ~50 km
• Our Saviors Lutheran Church · church · Marshall · ~57 km
• Pool Number 1 Dam · lake · Marshall · ~59 km
• Roseau County Museum · museum · Roseau · ~63 km
• Pool Number 7 Dam · lake · Marshall · ~63 km
• Minnesota Hill · viewpoint · Roseau · ~63 km
• Riverside Luthern Church · church · Roseau · ~63 km
• Holt Veterans Memorial · fort · Marshall · ~64 km

See everything within a day’s drive of South Unit

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near South Unit

• Manitoba Tall Grass Prairie Preserve · sanctuary · Rural Municipality of Stuartburn · ~50 km
• Agassiz Wilderness · sanctuary · Marshall · ~65 km
• Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Marshall · ~66 km
• Houghton National Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Pembina · ~80 km
• Eckvoll Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Marshall · ~80 km
• St. Malo Provincial Park · sanctuary · Rural Municipality of De Salaberry · ~95 km
• Moran Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Red Lake · ~117 km
• Birch Point Provincial Park · sanctuary · Unorganized Division No. 1 · ~124 km
• Kellys Slough Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Grand Forks · ~129 km
• Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Polk · ~143 km

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