American Alligator

American Alligator: 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 attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit American Alligator

Season: October to February.

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 American Alligator — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.85518, -97.76207. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near American Alligator

• Rolling Hills Zoo · sanctuary · Saline · ~1 km · Must-see
• University United Methodist Church · church · Saline · ~18 km · Must-see
• Soldier Cap Mound · viewpoint · Saline · ~20 km · Must-see
• Whiteford (Price) Archeological Site · fort · Saline · ~25 km · Must-see
• Rock City · park · Ottawa · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mushroom Rock State Park · attraction · Ellsworth · ~34 km · Must-see
• Coronado Heights Park · park · Saline · ~34 km · Must-see
• Kanopolis State Park · park · Ellsworth · ~39 km · Must-see
• Kanopolis Dam · lake · Ellsworth · ~40 km · Must-see
• Kansas Motorcycle Museum · museum · McPherson · ~43 km · Must-see
• Faris Caves · cave · Ellsworth · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fort Harker Museum Complex · museum · Ellsworth · ~48 km · Must-see
• Abilene & Smokey Valley Railway · viewpoint · Dickinson · ~60 km · Must-see
• Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum · museum · Dickinson · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lander Park Carousel · attraction · Dickinson · ~60 km · Must-see
• Maxwell Wildlife​ Refuge · sanctuary · McPherson · ~62 km · Must-see
• General McPherson Memorial Statue · church · McPherson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Saline County State Lake Dam · lake · Saline · ~14 km

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Other other attractions near American Alligator

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• Lander Park Carousel · attraction · Dickinson · ~60 km · Must-see
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• Great Plains Theatre · attraction · Dickinson · ~60 km
• Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Arch · attraction · Geary · ~104 km
• Peabody Township Public Library · attraction · Marion · ~119 km
• Peabody Downtown Historic District · attraction · Marion · ~119 km
• Santa Fe Park · attraction · Marion · ~120 km
• Newton station · attraction · Harvey · ~121 km
• KSDB-FM (Manhattan) · attraction · Riley · ~136 km

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