Upper Iowa River Access

Upper Iowa River Access: 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 Upper Iowa River Access

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 Upper Iowa River Access — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.46585, -92.27638. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Upper Iowa River Access

• Hayden Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Howard · ~11 km · Must-see
• Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park · cave · Buffalo · ~25 km · Must-see
• Cold Water Spring State Preserve · sanctuary · Winneshiek · ~32 km · Must-see
• Bily Clocks Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~49 km · Must-see
• Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~54 km · Must-see
• Porter House Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~54 km · Must-see
• Decorah Ice Cave State Preserve · cave · Winneshiek · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fort Atkinson State Preserve · fort · Winneshiek · ~56 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Park · park · Floyd · ~70 km · Must-see
• Jay C Hormel Nature Center · park · Mower · ~72 km · Must-see
• East Side Lake Park · lake · Mower · ~74 km · Must-see
• Little Brown Church in · church · Chickasaw · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lidtke Mill Dam · lake · Howard · ~0 km
• Lidtke Mill · museum · Howard · ~0 km
• Souhrada Forest Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Howard · ~6 km
• Goliath's Cave · cave · Fillmore · ~16 km
• Kellow House - Howard County Museum · museum · Howard · ~20 km
• Bigalk Trout Stream Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Howard · ~20 km

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Upper Iowa River Access

• Hayden Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Howard · ~11 km · Must-see
• Cold Water Spring State Preserve · sanctuary · Winneshiek · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mayo Building · sanctuary · Olmsted · ~80 km · Must-see
• Volga River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fayette · ~98 km · Must-see
• Blackhawk Point Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~99 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~100 km · Must-see
• Merrick State Park · sanctuary · Buffalo · ~109 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Vernon · ~109 km · Must-see
• Brady's Bluff Prairie State Natural Area · sanctuary · Trempealeau · ~111 km · Must-see
• Perrot State Park · sanctuary · Trempealeau · ~112 km · Must-see

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