Frontenac State Park

Frontenac 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 Frontenac 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 Frontenac State Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.52403, -92.34102. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Frontenac State Park

• Fort Beauharnois · fort · Pepin · ~3 km · Must-see
• Lake Pepin · lake · Pepin · ~7 km · Must-see
• Ḣe Mni C̣aƞ - Barn Bluff · park · Goodhue · ~19 km · Must-see
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Goodhue · ~20 km · Must-see
• Dead Lake Island · lake · Pepin · ~31 km · Must-see
• Sturgeon Lake · lake · Pierce · ~34 km · Must-see
• Dunnville Barrens State Natural Area · sanctuary · Dunn · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabel Park · lake · Dakota · ~58 km · Must-see
• Kinnickinnic State Park · sanctuary · Pierce · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Byllesby Beach · lake · Dakota · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Rebecca · lake · Dakota · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lock 2 · lake · Dakota · ~61 km · Must-see
• Afton State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~63 km · Must-see
• Wilson Place Museum · museum · Dunn · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Menomin · lake · Dunn · ~66 km · Must-see
• McKnight Prairie · sanctuary · Goodhue · ~68 km · Must-see
• Oxbow Park and Zollman Zoo · park · Pepin · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mayo Building · sanctuary · Olmsted · ~71 km · Must-see

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

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Frontenac State Park

• Dunnville Barrens State Natural Area · sanctuary · Dunn · ~56 km · Must-see
• Kinnickinnic State Park · sanctuary · Pierce · ~59 km · Must-see
• Afton State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~63 km · Must-see
• McKnight Prairie · sanctuary · Goodhue · ~68 km · Must-see
• Mayo Building · sanctuary · Olmsted · ~71 km · Must-see
• Willow River State Park · sanctuary · Saint Croix · ~77 km · Must-see
• Merrick State Park · sanctuary · Buffalo · ~78 km · Must-see
• Hoffman Hills State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dunn · ~80 km · Must-see
• O. E. Rolvaag House · sanctuary · Rice · ~83 km · Must-see
• South Oaks Park · sanctuary · Dakota · ~85 km · Must-see

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