Butterfly Gardens

Butterfly Gardens: 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 garden: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Butterfly Gardens

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.

Visiting Butterfly Gardens: tips

• Early morning and late afternoon are the best times to see animals.
• Keep your distance and do not feed wildlife.

How to reach Butterfly Gardens — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.88297, -76.79087. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Butterfly Gardens

• Shikellamy State Park · sanctuary · Northumberland · ~1 km · Must-see
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• Milton State Park · sanctuary · Northumberland · ~20 km · Must-see
• Black Diamond · attraction · Northumberland · ~30 km · Must-see
• Phoenix · attraction · Northumberland · ~30 km · Must-see
• Flying Turns · attraction · Northumberland · ~30 km · Must-see
• Kozmo's Kurves · temple · Columbia · ~30 km · Must-see
• Impulse · attraction · Columbia · ~30 km · Must-see
• Knoebels Amusement Resort · park · Columbia · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Chillisquauqe · lake · Montour · ~34 km · Must-see
• Esther Furnace Road · fort · Columbia · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Glory · lake · Columbia · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cowbell Hollow · viewpoint · Union · ~38 km · Must-see
• Sand Bridge State Park · park · Union · ~38 km · Must-see
• Grace United Presbyterian Church · church · Lycoming · ~41 km · Must-see
• Jakey Hollow Natural Area · sanctuary · Columbia · ~41 km · Must-see
• Turkey Hill · viewpoint · Columbia · ~41 km · Must-see
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• Shikellamy State Park · sanctuary · Northumberland · ~1 km · Must-see
• Milton State Park · sanctuary · Northumberland · ~20 km · Must-see
• Jakey Hollow Natural Area · sanctuary · Columbia · ~41 km · Must-see
• Halfway Run Natural Area · sanctuary · Union · ~42 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 58 · sanctuary · Columbia · ~48 km · Must-see
• State Game Lands Number 329 · sanctuary · Schuylkill · ~52 km · Must-see
• Bald Eagle State Forest · sanctuary · Centre · ~54 km · Must-see
• Snyder-Middleswarth Natural Area · sanctuary · Snyder · ~54 km · Must-see
• Bear Run Natural Area · sanctuary · Centre · ~56 km · Must-see
• Ravensburg State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~57 km · Must-see

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