Sunrise Unit

Sunrise 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 Sunrise 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 Sunrise Unit — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.40756, -92.93556. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sunrise Unit

• Lake Martha · lake · Chisago · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lake Ellen · lake · Chisago · ~6 km · Must-see
• White Stone Lake · lake · Chisago · ~9 km · Must-see
• Green Lake · lake · Chisago · ~10 km · Must-see
• Comfort Lake · lake · Chisago · ~12 km · Must-see
• Linn Lake · lake · Polk · ~13 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Isanti · ~13 km · Must-see
• Heims Lake · lake · Chisago · ~14 km · Must-see
• Horseleg Lake · lake · Isanti · ~14 km · Must-see
• Spider Lake · lake · Polk · ~16 km · Must-see
• Bloom Lake · lake · Polk · ~17 km · Must-see
• Linwood Lake · lake · Anoka · ~19 km · Must-see
• Boot Lake Scientific and Natural Area · lake · Anoka · ~21 km · Must-see
• Chain Lake · lake · Chisago · ~21 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve · sanctuary · Anoka · ~25 km · Must-see
• Colby Lake · lake · Polk · ~25 km · Must-see
• Fish Lake · lake · Isanti · ~26 km · Must-see
• Coon Lake · lake · Anoka · ~26 km · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Sunrise Unit

• Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve · sanctuary · Anoka · ~25 km · Must-see
• Interstate Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~27 km · Must-see
• Folsom House · sanctuary · Polk · ~27 km · Must-see
• Balsam Branch Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Polk · ~46 km · Must-see
• Willow River State Park · sanctuary · Saint Croix · ~60 km · Must-see
• Maplewood Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Ramsey · ~61 km · Must-see
• Oliver H. Kelley Farm · sanctuary · Sherburne · ~62 km · Must-see
• Governor Knowles State Forest · sanctuary · Burnett · ~64 km · Must-see
• Waḳaƞ Ṭípi · sanctuary · Ramsey · ~65 km · Must-see
• Mississippi National River and Recreation Area · sanctuary · Ramsey · ~66 km · Must-see

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