Sheaffer Park

Sheaffer 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 Sheaffer 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 Sheaffer Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.96194, -91.54434. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sheaffer Park

• New Sweden Baptist Church · church · Jefferson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Shimek State Forest - Farmington Unit · sanctuary · Lee · ~48 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Roman Catholic Church · church · Des Moines · ~51 km · Must-see
• Dankwardt Memorial Park · park · Des Moines · ~53 km · Must-see
• Crapo Park · park · Des Moines · ~53 km · Must-see
• Battle of Athens State Historic Site · sanctuary · Lee · ~55 km · Must-see
• Toolesboro Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Louisa · ~56 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo State Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~61 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo House · museum · Lee · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Sugema Wildlife Management Area · lake · Van Buren · ~62 km · Must-see
• Delabar State Park · park · Henderson · ~63 km · Must-see
• Big River State Forest · sanctuary · Henderson · ~66 km · Must-see
• American Gothic House · attraction · Wapello · ~71 km · Must-see
• Iliniwek Village State Historic Site · sanctuary · Clark · ~74 km · Must-see
• Central Chapel · church · Henry · ~0 km
• Bible Missionary Church · church · Henry · ~0 km
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Henry · ~1 km
• Midwest Old Threshers Heritage Museum · museum · Henry · ~1 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Sheaffer Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Sheaffer Park

• Shimek State Forest - Farmington Unit · sanctuary · Lee · ~48 km · Must-see
• Battle of Athens State Historic Site · sanctuary · Lee · ~55 km · Must-see
• Toolesboro Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Louisa · ~56 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo State Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~61 km · Must-see
• Big River State Forest · sanctuary · Henderson · ~66 km · Must-see
• Iliniwek Village State Historic Site · sanctuary · Clark · ~74 km · Must-see
• James B. Weaver House · sanctuary · Davis · ~96 km · Must-see
• Hickory Hill Park · sanctuary · Johnson · ~98 km · Must-see
• Pilot Grove State Preserve · sanctuary · Iowa · ~109 km · Must-see
• Amana · sanctuary · Iowa · ~121 km · Must-see

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