Sam's Reserve

Sam's Reserve: 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 Sam's Reserve

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 Sam's Reserve — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -27.63489, 152.84395. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sam's Reserve

• Box Flat Memorial · fort · Ipswich City · ~5 km · Must-see
• Queens Park · church · Ipswich City · ~10 km · Must-see
• Central Church Ipswich · church · Ipswich City · ~10 km · Must-see
• St. Stephens Church · church · Ipswich City · ~10 km · Must-see
• St. Paul's Church · church · Ipswich City · ~11 km · Must-see
• St Mary's · church · Ipswich City · ~11 km · Must-see
• Ipswich Railway Workshops War Memorial · fort · Ipswich City · ~12 km · Must-see
• Wacol Bushlands Nature Refuge · sanctuary · City of Brisbane · ~14 km · Must-see
• Purga United Church · church · Ipswich City · ~17 km · Must-see
• Rocks Riverside Park · park · City of Brisbane · ~19 km · Must-see
• Oxley Uniting Church · church · City of Brisbane · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary · sanctuary · City of Brisbane · ~21 km · Must-see
• Francis Lookout · park · City of Brisbane · ~21 km · Must-see
• Sherwood Arboretum · park · City of Brisbane · ~22 km · Must-see
• Beth-Eden · fort · City of Brisbane · ~22 km · Must-see
• Graceville Memorial Park · park · City of Brisbane · ~23 km · Must-see
• Green Hill Reservoir Park · lake · City of Brisbane · ~24 km · Must-see
• Gold Creek Dam · lake · City of Brisbane · ~25 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Sam's Reserve

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Sam's Reserve

• Wacol Bushlands Nature Refuge · sanctuary · City of Brisbane · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary · sanctuary · City of Brisbane · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · City of Brisbane · ~27 km · Must-see
• Toohey Forest · sanctuary · City of Brisbane · ~28 km · Must-see
• Karawatha Forest Park · sanctuary · City of Brisbane · ~29 km · Must-see
• Brisbane City Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · City of Brisbane · ~32 km · Must-see
• Venman Bushland National Park · sanctuary · Redland City · ~44 km · Must-see
• Wickham National Park · sanctuary · Logan City · ~47 km · Must-see
• Fort Lytton National Park · sanctuary · City of Brisbane · ~49 km · Must-see
• D'Aguilar National Park · sanctuary · City of Moreton Bay · ~56 km · Must-see

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