Thompson Park

Thompson 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 Thompson 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 Thompson Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.33892, -92.02228. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thompson Park

• Little Dummy Lake · lake · Barron · ~33 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake · lake · Barron · ~37 km · Must-see
• Cylon Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Saint Croix · ~38 km · Must-see
• Balsam Branch Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Polk · ~43 km · Must-see
• Balsam Lake · lake · Polk · ~44 km · Must-see
• Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway · sanctuary · Washburn · ~46 km · Must-see
• Half Moon Lake Conservancy · lake · Polk · ~46 km · Must-see
• WCSW-AM (Shell Lake) · lake · Washburn · ~50 km · Must-see
• Tainter Lake · lake · Dunn · ~52 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake Dam · lake · Barron · ~54 km · Must-see
• Straight Lake State Park · lake · Polk · ~55 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake · lake · Polk · ~56 km · Must-see
• Potato Lake · lake · Rusk · ~59 km · Must-see
• Hoffman Hills State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dunn · ~60 km · Must-see
• Folsom House · sanctuary · Polk · ~62 km · Must-see
• Interstate Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Menomin · lake · Dunn · ~63 km · Must-see
• Wilson Place Museum · museum · Dunn · ~64 km · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Thompson Park

• Cylon Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Saint Croix · ~38 km · Must-see
• Balsam Branch Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Polk · ~43 km · Must-see
• Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway · sanctuary · Washburn · ~46 km · Must-see
• Hoffman Hills State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dunn · ~60 km · Must-see
• Folsom House · sanctuary · Polk · ~62 km · Must-see
• Interstate Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~62 km · Must-see
• Chippewa Moraine State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Chippewa · ~64 km · Must-see
• Willow River State Park · sanctuary · Saint Croix · ~78 km · Must-see
• Dunnville Barrens State Natural Area · sanctuary · Dunn · ~86 km · Must-see
• Governor Knowles State Forest · sanctuary · Burnett · ~86 km · Must-see

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