Ideal Park

Ideal Park: 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 Ideal Park

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 Ideal Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.82985, -92.93885. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ideal Park

• Lower Grey Cloud Island · lake · Washington · ~7 km · Must-see
• Spring Lake Islands Wildlife Management Area · lake · Dakota · ~10 km · Must-see
• Colby Lake · lake · Washington · ~11 km · Must-see
• Carver Lake Beach · lake · Washington · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lock 2 · lake · Dakota · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lake Rebecca · lake · Dakota · ~13 km · Must-see
• Pig's Eye Lake · lake · Ramsey · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lake Isabel Park · lake · Dakota · ~15 km · Must-see
• Afton State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~16 km · Must-see
• Sunfish Lake · lake · Dakota · ~17 km · Must-see
• South Oaks Park · sanctuary · Dakota · ~18 km · Must-see
• Kinnickinnic State Park · sanctuary · Pierce · ~19 km · Must-see
• Maplewood Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Ramsey · ~20 km · Must-see
• Kegan Lake · lake · Dakota · ~20 km · Must-see
• Wic̣aḣapi · park · Ramsey · ~20 km · Must-see
• Eagle Point Lake · lake · Washington · ~21 km · Must-see
• Rogers Lake Park · lake · Dakota · ~21 km · Must-see
• Wabasha Street Caves · cave · Ramsey · ~21 km · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Ideal Park

• Afton State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~16 km · Must-see
• South Oaks Park · sanctuary · Dakota · ~18 km · Must-see
• Kinnickinnic State Park · sanctuary · Pierce · ~19 km · Must-see
• Maplewood Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Ramsey · ~20 km · Must-see
• Waḳaƞ Ṭípi · sanctuary · Ramsey · ~22 km · Must-see
• Frank B. Kellogg House · sanctuary · Ramsey · ~24 km · Must-see
• F. Scott Fitzgerald House · sanctuary · Ramsey · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mississippi National River and Recreation Area · sanctuary · Ramsey · ~25 km · Must-see
• Minnesota Zoo · sanctuary · Dakota · ~27 km · Must-see
• Willow River State Park · sanctuary · Saint Croix · ~37 km · Must-see

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