Scott Island

Scott Island: 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 Scott Island

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 Scott Island — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.72675, -94.23900. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Scott Island

• Woodman Hollow State Preserve · park · Webster · ~45 km · Must-see
• Ambrose A Call State Park · park · Kossuth · ~45 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes State Park West · park · Calhoun · ~53 km · Must-see
• Brushy Creek State Preserve · sanctuary · Webster · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Nokomis Park · lake · Humboldt · ~1 km
• 215th Street · fort · Humboldt · ~2 km
• Oak Hill Church · church · Humboldt · ~3 km
• Christensen Dam · lake · Humboldt · ~3 km
• Humboldt County Historical Museum · museum · Humboldt · ~5 km
• Becker Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Webster · ~26 km
• Lizzard Creek Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Pocahontas · ~27 km
• Banwart Prairie · sanctuary · Humboldt · ~28 km
• Birke Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Pocahontas · ~28 km
• Schlensig Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Pocahontas · ~28 km
• Fort Dodge Hydroelectric Dam · lake · Webster · ~30 km
• Lu Verne City Jail · attraction · Kossuth · ~30 km
• Charlton Dam · lake · Pocahontas · ~30 km
• Knollcrest Park · park · Webster · ~31 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Scott Island

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Scott Island

• Brushy Creek State Preserve · sanctuary · Webster · ~55 km · Must-see
• Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~76 km · Must-see
• McIntosh Woods State Park · sanctuary · Cerro Gordo · ~97 km · Must-see
• Skunk River Greenbelt · sanctuary · Story · ~104 km · Must-see
• Reiman Gardens · sanctuary · Story · ~117 km · Must-see
• Jolly Green Giant · sanctuary · Faribault · ~129 km · Must-see
• Whiterock Conservancy · sanctuary · Guthrie · ~131 km · Must-see
• Big Creek State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~136 km · Must-see
• Cayler Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Dickinson · ~138 km · Must-see
• Becker Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Webster · ~26 km

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