Phelps Park

Phelps 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 nature spot: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Phelps 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 Phelps Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.29938, -91.79976. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Phelps Park

• Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~1 km · Must-see
• Porter House Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~1 km · Must-see
• Decorah Ice Cave State Preserve · cave · Winneshiek · ~3 km · Must-see
• Bily Clocks Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cold Water Spring State Preserve · sanctuary · Winneshiek · ~25 km · Must-see
• Fort Atkinson State Preserve · fort · Winneshiek · ~26 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Fayette · ~47 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~47 km · Must-see
• Blackhawk Point Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~56 km · Must-see
• Mount Hosmer · viewpoint · Allamakee · ~59 km · Must-see
• Volga River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fayette · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lansing Big Lake · lake · Allamakee · ~61 km · Must-see
• Hayden Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Howard · ~62 km · Must-see
• Spook Cave · cave · Clayton · ~62 km · Must-see
• Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park · cave · Buffalo · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Winneshiek · lake · Allamakee · ~69 km · Must-see
• Effigy Mounds National Monument · sanctuary · Clayton · ~72 km · Must-see
• Bridge Street · fort · Clayton · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Phelps Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Phelps Park

• Cold Water Spring State Preserve · sanctuary · Winneshiek · ~25 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~47 km · Must-see
• Blackhawk Point Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~56 km · Must-see
• Volga River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fayette · ~60 km · Must-see
• Hayden Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Howard · ~62 km · Must-see
• Effigy Mounds National Monument · sanctuary · Clayton · ~72 km · Must-see
• Limery Ridge Savanna State Natural Area · sanctuary · Clayton · ~74 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak State Park · sanctuary · Clayton · ~75 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Vernon · ~78 km · Must-see
• Wyalusing State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~83 km · Must-see

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