Butterfly House

Butterfly House: 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 Butterfly House

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 Butterfly House — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.05526, -108.56131. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Butterfly House

• Western Colorado Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Mesa · ~0 km · Must-see
• Handy Chapel · church · Mesa · ~2 km · Must-see
• Center for Reflection · museum · Mesa · ~4 km · Must-see
• Grand Junction Colorado Temple · church · Mesa · ~6 km · Must-see
• James M. Robb - Colorado River State Park · sanctuary · Mesa · ~9 km · Must-see
• Cross Orchards Historic Site · museum · Mesa · ~10 km · Must-see
• Colorado National Monument · sanctuary · Mesa · ~14 km · Must-see
• Grand View · viewpoint · Mesa · ~18 km · Must-see
• Independence Monument · viewpoint · Mesa · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Garfield · viewpoint · Mesa · ~19 km · Must-see
• Fruita Assembly of God · church · Mesa · ~23 km · Must-see
• Dinosaur Journey · museum · Mesa · ~23 km · Must-see
• De Beque Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~30 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lands End Observatory · viewpoint · Mesa · ~37 km · Must-see
• McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area · sanctuary · Mesa · ~37 km · Must-see
• Unaweep Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~38 km · Must-see
• Highline Lake State Park · lake · Mesa · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Butterfly House

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Butterfly House

• Western Colorado Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Mesa · ~0 km · Must-see
• James M. Robb - Colorado River State Park · sanctuary · Mesa · ~9 km · Must-see
• Colorado National Monument · sanctuary · Mesa · ~14 km · Must-see
• McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area · sanctuary · Mesa · ~37 km · Must-see
• Grand Mesa National Forest · sanctuary · Mesa · ~43 km · Must-see
• Dominguez Canyon Wilderness · sanctuary · Mesa · ~44 km · Must-see
• Ruby Canyon · sanctuary · Grand · ~56 km · Must-see
• Sweitzer State Park · sanctuary · Delta · ~74 km · Must-see
• Vega State Park · sanctuary · Mesa · ~86 km · Must-see
• Montrose Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Montrose · ~112 km · Must-see

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