Ledges State Park

Ledges State Park: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Ledges State Park

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Ledges State Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.99375, -93.88614. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ledges State Park

• Campanile · attraction · Story · ~25 km · Must-see
• Farm House Museum · museum · Story · ~25 km · Must-see
• Reiman Gardens · sanctuary · Story · ~26 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple & Cultural Center of Iowa · temple · Dallas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Ioway Creek · lake · Story · ~27 km · Must-see
• High Trestle Trail · trek · Dallas · ~28 km · Must-see
• Big Creek State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~29 km · Must-see
• Bandshell Park · park · Story · ~29 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Diversion Dam · lake · Polk · ~32 km · Must-see
• Original Raccoon River Valley Trail · trek · Dallas · ~34 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Schoolhouse · fort · Polk · ~36 km · Must-see
• Skunk River Greenbelt · sanctuary · Story · ~39 km · Must-see
• Saylorville Lake Project · lake · Polk · ~43 km · Must-see
• Little Wall Lake County Park · lake · Hamilton · ~46 km · Must-see
• Brenton Arboretum · sanctuary · Dallas · ~47 km · Must-see
• Anderson Goose Lake · lake · Hamilton · ~52 km · Must-see
• Brushy Creek State Preserve · sanctuary · Webster · ~55 km · Must-see
• Greek Orthodox Church of St. George · church · Polk · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ledges State Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Ledges State Park

• Reiman Gardens · sanctuary · Story · ~26 km · Must-see
• Big Creek State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~29 km · Must-see
• Skunk River Greenbelt · sanctuary · Story · ~39 km · Must-see
• Brenton Arboretum · sanctuary · Dallas · ~47 km · Must-see
• Brushy Creek State Preserve · sanctuary · Webster · ~55 km · Must-see
• Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Polk · ~62 km · Must-see
• Arie Den Boer Arboretum · sanctuary · Polk · ~64 km · Must-see
• Walnut Woods State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~65 km · Must-see
• Kuehn Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dallas · ~65 km · Must-see
• Blank Park Zoo · sanctuary · Polk · ~71 km · Must-see

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