Thomas Park

Thomas Park: 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 Thomas Park

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 Thomas Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.15817, -93.95664. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thomas Park

• Blue Earth County Historical Society · museum · Blue Earth · ~5 km · Must-see
• Eagle Lake Sports Facility · lake · Blue Earth · ~7 km · Must-see
• Sibley Park · sanctuary · Blue Earth · ~8 km · Must-see
• Wita Lake · lake · Blue Earth · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Ballantyne · lake · Blue Earth · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake · lake · Blue Earth · ~16 km · Must-see
• Duck Lake · lake · Blue Earth · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Washington Park · lake · Le Sueur · ~16 km · Must-see
• Madison Lake · lake · Blue Earth · ~16 km · Must-see
• Rapidan Dam · lake · Blue Earth · ~18 km · Must-see
• Indian Lake · lake · Blue Earth · ~18 km · Must-see
• Dog Lake · lake · Le Sueur · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Emily · lake · Le Sueur · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mills Lake · lake · Blue Earth · ~22 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area, Oak Leaf Lake Unit · lake · Nicollet · ~22 km · Must-see
• The Arboretum at Gustavus Adolphus College;Gustavus Adolphus College Arboretum · park · Nicollet · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Henry · lake · Le Sueur · ~23 km · Must-see
• Holy Communion Espiscopal Church · church · Nicollet · ~23 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Thomas Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Thomas Park

• Sibley Park · sanctuary · Blue Earth · ~8 km · Must-see
• River Bend Nature Center · sanctuary · Rice · ~72 km · Must-see
• Jolly Green Giant · sanctuary · Faribault · ~72 km · Must-see
• Wells Fargo · sanctuary · Steele · ~74 km · Must-see
• O. E. Rolvaag House · sanctuary · Rice · ~89 km · Must-see
• Power Tower · sanctuary · Scott · ~102 km · Must-see
• McKnight Prairie · sanctuary · Goodhue · ~104 km · Must-see
• Minnesota Zoo · sanctuary · Dakota · ~113 km · Must-see
• South Oaks Park · sanctuary · Dakota · ~121 km · Must-see
• Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~125 km · Must-see

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