McLaughlin Nature Area

McLaughlin Nature Area: 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 park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit McLaughlin Nature Area

Season: Year-round, evenings.

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 McLaughlin Nature Area — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.89622, -97.13051. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McLaughlin Nature Area

• Bramble Park · park · Codington · ~2 km · Must-see
• Pelican Lake · lake · Codington · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lake Kampeska · lake · Codington · ~9 km · Must-see
• Pelican Lake Recreation Area · lake · Codington · ~9 km · Must-see
• Sandy Shore State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Codington · ~11 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Codington · ~15 km · Must-see
• Chain of Lakes · lake · Codington · ~18 km · Must-see
• Medicine Lake · lake · Codington · ~25 km · Must-see
• Dry Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Codington · ~28 km · Must-see
• Long Lake State Public Shooting Area · lake · Codington · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Nicholson · lake · Codington · ~30 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Lake · lake · Codington · ~31 km · Must-see
• Round Lake State Wildlife Management Area · lake · Deuel · ~31 km · Must-see
• School Lake · lake · Deuel · ~31 km · Must-see
• Crooked Lake · lake · Grant · ~32 km · Must-see
• Wigdale Lake · lake · Deuel · ~33 km · Must-see
• Grass Lake · lake · Codington · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Henry · lake · Clark · ~35 km · Must-see

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Other parks near McLaughlin Nature Area

• Bramble Park · park · Codington · ~2 km · Must-see
• McCrory Gardens · park · Brookings · ~88 km · Must-see
• Big Stone Island Nature Area · park · Roberts · ~89 km · Must-see
• Fisher Grove State Park · park · Spink · ~121 km · Must-see
• Stairs Slough State Public Shooting Area · park · Clark · ~60 km
• Sioux Park · park · Codington · ~1 km
• Rockys Park · park · Codington · ~1 km
• McKinley Park · park · Codington · ~1 km
• Hanten Park · park · Codington · ~1 km
• Splash Park · park · Codington · ~1 km

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