Great Northern Wildlife Management Area

Great Northern Wildlife Management 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 nature spot: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Great Northern Wildlife Management 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 Great Northern Wildlife Management Area — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.88381, -95.23714. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Great Northern Wildlife Management Area

• Lake Geneva · lake · Douglas · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lake Le Homme Dieu Beach · lake · Douglas · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lake Burgan · lake · Douglas · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Osakis · lake · Todd · ~13 km · Must-see
• Runestone Museum · museum · Douglas · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lake Henry · lake · Douglas · ~14 km · Must-see
• Legacy of the Lakes Museum · museum · Douglas · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lake Agnes Park · lake · Douglas · ~14 km · Must-see
• English Grove Lake · lake · Douglas · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Darling · lake · Douglas · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Cowdrey · lake · Douglas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Charley · lake · Douglas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Louise · lake · Douglas · ~19 km · Must-see
• Maple Lake · lake · Douglas · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake Andrew · lake · Douglas · ~20 km · Must-see
• Turtle Lake · lake · Douglas · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Ida · lake · Douglas · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Mina · lake · Douglas · ~23 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Great Northern Wildlife Management Area

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Great Northern Wildlife Management Area

• Boyhood Home of Sinclair Lewis · sanctuary · Stearns · ~34 km · Must-see
• Inspiration Peak · sanctuary · Otter Tail · ~48 km · Must-see
• Hemker Park & Zoo · sanctuary · Stearns · ~63 km · Must-see
• Crow Wing State Park · sanctuary · Cass · ~103 km · Must-see
• Northland Arboretum · sanctuary · Crow Wing · ~118 km · Must-see
• Camp Release State Monument · sanctuary · Chippewa · ~141 km · Must-see
• Chahinkapa Zoo · sanctuary · Richland · ~142 km · Must-see
• Belle River Wildlife Management Area, South Unit · sanctuary · Douglas · ~8 km
• Sinclair Lewis Park · sanctuary · Stearns · ~34 km
• Almora Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Otter Tail · ~52 km

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