Benson Garden

Benson Garden: 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 Benson Garden

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 Benson Garden — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.54569, -119.81969. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Benson Garden

• University of Nevada, Reno Arboretum · park · Washoe · ~0 km · Must-see
• Saint Thomas Aquinas Cathedral · church · Washoe · ~3 km · Must-see
• Reno Nevada Temple · church · Washoe · ~9 km · Must-see
• Peavine Peak · viewpoint · Washoe · ~13 km · Must-see
• Huffaker Hills Open Space · sanctuary · Washoe · ~14 km · Must-see
• Alexander Lake · lake · Washoe · ~15 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake Nature Study Area · lake · Washoe · ~15 km · Must-see
• Crystal Peak Park · viewpoint · Washoe · ~19 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Hills · viewpoint · Washoe · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mount Houghton · viewpoint · Washoe · ~32 km · Must-see
• Slide Mountain · viewpoint · Washoe · ~33 km · Must-see
• Tamarack Peak · viewpoint · Washoe · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Rose Relay Station · viewpoint · Washoe · ~34 km · Must-see
• Boca Reservoir · lake · Nevada · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bower's Mansion · fort · Washoe · ~36 km · Must-see
• Boca Dam · lake · Nevada · ~37 km · Must-see
• Washoe Lake · lake · Washoe · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mount Davidson · viewpoint · Storey · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Benson Garden

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Benson Garden

• Huffaker Hills Open Space · sanctuary · Washoe · ~14 km · Must-see
• Sagehen Experimental Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~50 km · Must-see
• Henness Pass · sanctuary · Sierra · ~61 km · Must-see
• Granite Chief Wilderness · sanctuary · Placer · ~77 km · Must-see
• Lahontan State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Lyon · ~78 km · Must-see
• Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point State Park · sanctuary · El Dorado · ~78 km · Must-see
• Tahoe National Forest · sanctuary · Nevada · ~85 km · Must-see
• Emerald Bay State Park · sanctuary · El Dorado · ~86 km · Must-see
• Plumas-Eureka State Park · sanctuary · Plumas · ~98 km · Must-see
• Plumas National Forest · sanctuary · Plumas · ~116 km · Must-see

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