Pumpkin Palooza

Pumpkin Palooza: 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 nature spot: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Pumpkin Palooza

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 Pumpkin Palooza: tips

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

How to reach Pumpkin Palooza — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.14187, -94.78101. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pumpkin Palooza

• Pay Lake · lake · Kandiyohi · ~1 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Kandiyohi · ~5 km · Must-see
• Peterson Lake · lake · Meeker · ~7 km · Must-see
• Kasota Lake · lake · Kandiyohi · ~14 km · Must-see
• Hope Lake · lake · Meeker · ~15 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Lake · lake · Kandiyohi · ~19 km · Must-see
• Green Lake · lake · Kandiyohi · ~19 km · Must-see
• Half Moon Lake · lake · Meeker · ~21 km · Must-see
• Woodcock Lake · lake · Kandiyohi · ~22 km · Must-see
• King Lake · lake · Meeker · ~22 km · Must-see
• Big Kandiyohi Lake County Park East · lake · Kandiyohi · ~23 km · Must-see
• Willmar WarHawks · lake · Kandiyohi · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Ripley · lake · Meeker · ~24 km · Must-see
• Nest Lake · lake · Kandiyohi · ~25 km · Must-see
• Skataas Lake · lake · Kandiyohi · ~25 km · Must-see
• Schultz Lake · lake · Meeker · ~25 km · Must-see
• Trinity Episcopal Church · church · Meeker · ~25 km · Must-see
• G.A.R Hall · museum · Meeker · ~25 km · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Pumpkin Palooza

• Hemker Park & Zoo · sanctuary · Stearns · ~74 km · Must-see
• Boyhood Home of Sinclair Lewis · sanctuary · Stearns · ~85 km · Must-see
• Andrew John Volstead House · sanctuary · Yellow Medicine · ~88 km · Must-see
• Camp Release State Monument · sanctuary · Chippewa · ~99 km · Must-see
• Oliver H. Kelley Farm · sanctuary · Sherburne · ~123 km · Must-see
• Power Tower · sanctuary · Scott · ~139 km · Must-see
• Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary · sanctuary · Hennepin · ~148 km · Must-see
• Minneapolis Sculpture Garden · sanctuary · Hennepin · ~148 km · Must-see
• Yohi Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Kandiyohi · ~11 km
• Dietrich Lange Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Kandiyohi · ~18 km

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