Chipman Preserve

Chipman Preserve: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Chipman Preserve

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Chipman Preserve — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.30604, -85.46191. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chipman Preserve

• Fort Custer Recreation Area · fort · Kalamazoo · ~12 km · Must-see
• Kalamazoo Valley Museum · church · Kalamazoo · ~13 km · Must-see
• Kalamazoo Institute of Arts · museum · Kalamazoo · ~13 km · Must-see
• Gull Lake · lake · Kalamazoo · ~14 km · Must-see
• Air Zoo · museum · Kalamazoo · ~14 km · Must-see
• Duck Lake · lake · Kalamazoo · ~16 km · Must-see
• Gilmore Car Museum · museum · Barry · ~19 km · Must-see
• Austin Lake · lake · Kalamazoo · ~20 km · Must-see
• Al Sabo Land Preserve · sanctuary · Kalamazoo · ~24 km · Must-see
• Goguac Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~26 km · Must-see
• Leila Arboretum · park · Calhoun · ~26 km · Must-see
• Kingman Museum · museum · Calhoun · ~26 km · Must-see
• Vicksburg Historical Society · museum · Kalamazoo · ~26 km · Must-see
• Binder Park Zoo · park · Calhoun · ~33 km · Must-see
• Portage Lake · lake · Saint Joseph · ~36 km · Must-see
• Gun Lake · lake · Barry · ~42 km · Must-see
• Bankson Lake · lake · Van Buren · ~43 km · Must-see
• Yankee Springs Recreation Area · sanctuary · Barry · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Chipman Preserve

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Chipman Preserve

• Al Sabo Land Preserve · sanctuary · Kalamazoo · ~24 km · Must-see
• Yankee Springs Recreation Area · sanctuary · Barry · ~44 km · Must-see
• Allegan State Game Area · sanctuary · Allegan · ~56 km · Must-see
• North Point Conservation Area · sanctuary · Van Buren · ~86 km · Must-see
• Van Buren State Park · sanctuary · Van Buren · ~86 km · Must-see
• Dowagiac Woods Nature Sanctuary · sanctuary · Cass · ~87 km · Must-see
• Ada Covered Bridge · sanctuary · Kent · ~90 km · Must-see
• Pigeon River Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · LaGrange · ~90 km · Must-see
• Hopewell Indian Mounds Park · sanctuary · Kent · ~92 km · Must-see
• Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park · sanctuary · Kent · ~95 km · Must-see

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