Big Marsh

Big Marsh: 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 Big Marsh

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 Big Marsh — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.89026, -94.60925. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Marsh

• Lady Lake · lake · Todd · ~15 km · Must-see
• Trace Lake · lake · Todd · ~16 km · Must-see
• Big Birch Lake · lake · Todd · ~21 km · Must-see
• Charles A Weyerhaeuser Museum · museum · Morrison · ~23 km · Must-see
• Charles A. Lindbergh State Park · park · Morrison · ~23 km · Must-see
• Latimer Lake · lake · Todd · ~24 km · Must-see
• Charlotte Lake · lake · Todd · ~26 km · Must-see
• Little Falls Dam · waterfall · Morrison · ~26 km · Must-see
• Coal Lake · lake · Todd · ~30 km · Must-see
• Hemker Park & Zoo · sanctuary · Stearns · ~31 km · Must-see
• McCarrahan Lake · lake · Todd · ~31 km · Must-see
• Sauk Lake Wayside Park · lake · Stearns · ~37 km · Must-see
• Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum · museum · Morrison · ~38 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Todd · ~38 km · Must-see
• Pelkey Lake · lake · Morrison · ~39 km · Must-see
• Boyhood Home of Sinclair Lewis · sanctuary · Stearns · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Alexander · lake · Morrison · ~45 km · Must-see
• Fort Ripley City Park · fort · Crow Wing · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Marsh

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Big Marsh

• Hemker Park & Zoo · sanctuary · Stearns · ~31 km · Must-see
• Boyhood Home of Sinclair Lewis · sanctuary · Stearns · ~40 km · Must-see
• Crow Wing State Park · sanctuary · Cass · ~60 km · Must-see
• Northland Arboretum · sanctuary · Crow Wing · ~76 km · Must-see
• Inspiration Peak · sanctuary · Otter Tail · ~99 km · Must-see
• Oliver H. Kelley Farm · sanctuary · Sherburne · ~136 km · Must-see
• Charles A Lindbergh House · sanctuary · Morrison · ~24 km
• Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Morrison · ~37 km
• Sinclair Lewis Park · sanctuary · Stearns · ~39 km
• Saint John's Pottery Studio · sanctuary · Stearns · ~48 km

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