Wirth Springer Woods

Wirth Springer Woods: 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 Wirth Springer Woods

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 Wirth Springer Woods — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.75464, -93.87519. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wirth Springer Woods

• Nine Eagles Lakeside Picnic Area · park · Decatur · ~24 km · Must-see
• Historic United States Post Office · attraction · Union · ~66 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church · church · Lucas · ~70 km · Must-see
• River Road · fort · Decatur · ~5 km
• Little River Beach · beach · Decatur · ~11 km
• Statue of Liberty · fort · Decatur · ~14 km
• Decatur County Freedom Rock · fort · Decatur · ~14 km
• Decatur County Museum · museum · Decatur · ~14 km
• Oxbow Overlook · viewpoint · Decatur · ~14 km
• The Mormon Trail / Utopian Experiments in Southern Iowa · fort · Decatur · ~14 km
• Echo-Walk: Recalling the Past in Decatur County · fort · Decatur · ~14 km
• Slip Bluff Lake Overlook · lake · Decatur · ~14 km
• Bloomington Church · church · Decatur · ~14 km
• Assembly of God Church · church · Decatur · ~15 km
• Lake Lashane Dam · lake · Decatur · ~21 km
• West Fork Big Creek Watershed Site B-18 · lake · Ringgold · ~22 km
• West Fork Big Creek Watershed Site B-16 · lake · Ringgold · ~24 km
• New Salem Church · church · Decatur · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Wirth Springer Woods

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• Badger Creek State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Madison · ~101 km · Must-see
• Blank Park Zoo · sanctuary · Polk · ~110 km · Must-see
• Walnut Woods State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~110 km · Must-see
• Kuehn Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dallas · ~116 km · Must-see
• Arie Den Boer Arboretum · sanctuary · Polk · ~116 km · Must-see
• Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Polk · ~120 km · Must-see
• William P. Hepburn House · sanctuary · Page · ~123 km · Must-see
• Brenton Arboretum · sanctuary · Dallas · ~127 km · Must-see
• Big Creek State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~148 km · Must-see
• Talmage Hill Park · sanctuary · Union · ~44 km

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