Patterson Island

Patterson Island: 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 Patterson Island

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 Patterson Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.16971, -90.66665. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Patterson Island

• Sylvan · viewpoint · Richland · ~35 km · Must-see
• Jones Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~44 km · Must-see
• Limery Ridge Savanna State Natural Area · sanctuary · Clayton · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Winneshiek · lake · Allamakee · ~49 km · Must-see
• Fort Crawford · museum · Clayton · ~52 km · Must-see
• Wyalusing State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~53 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak State Park · sanctuary · Clayton · ~56 km · Must-see
• Big Hollow · viewpoint · Sauk · ~57 km · Must-see
• Effigy Mounds National Monument · sanctuary · Clayton · ~58 km · Must-see
• Governor Dodge State Park · sanctuary · Iowa · ~59 km · Must-see
• Taliesin · sanctuary · Iowa · ~61 km · Must-see
• Unity Chapel · church · Iowa · ~62 km · Must-see
• Platte Mound M · attraction · Lafayette · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mount Hosmer · viewpoint · Allamakee · ~62 km · Must-see
• Tower Hill State Park · sanctuary · Iowa · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lansing Big Lake · lake · Allamakee · ~64 km · Must-see
• Belmont Mound State Park · sanctuary · Lafayette · ~64 km · Must-see
• Dodge's Grove and Fort Union · fort · Iowa · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Patterson Island

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Patterson Island

• Jones Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~44 km · Must-see
• Limery Ridge Savanna State Natural Area · sanctuary · Clayton · ~49 km · Must-see
• Wyalusing State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~53 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak State Park · sanctuary · Clayton · ~56 km · Must-see
• Effigy Mounds National Monument · sanctuary · Clayton · ~58 km · Must-see
• Governor Dodge State Park · sanctuary · Iowa · ~59 km · Must-see
• Taliesin · sanctuary · Iowa · ~61 km · Must-see
• Tower Hill State Park · sanctuary · Iowa · ~63 km · Must-see
• Belmont Mound State Park · sanctuary · Lafayette · ~64 km · Must-see
• Nelson Dewey State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~70 km · Must-see

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