North Park

North 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 North 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 North Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.89093, -94.37360. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near North Park

• Lake Hook · lake · McLeod · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lake Harrington · lake · McLeod · ~9 km · Must-see
• Stahl Lake · lake · McLeod · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lake Todd · lake · McLeod · ~11 km · Must-see
• Belle Lake · lake · Meeker · ~14 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake · lake · McLeod · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Marion · lake · McLeod · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Whitney · lake · McLeod · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Harding · lake · Meeker · ~19 km · Must-see
• Greenleaf Lake · lake · Meeker · ~19 km · Must-see
• Willie Lake · lake · Meeker · ~20 km · Must-see
• Coombs Lake · lake · Meeker · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Addie · lake · McLeod · ~21 km · Must-see
• Hodgson Lake · lake · Renville · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Allie · lake · Renville · ~22 km · Must-see
• Atkinson Lake · lake · Meeker · ~22 km · Must-see
• Phare Lake · lake · Renville · ~22 km · Must-see
• Preston Lake · lake · Renville · ~22 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of North Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near North Park

• Power Tower · sanctuary · Scott · ~91 km · Must-see
• Oliver H. Kelley Farm · sanctuary · Sherburne · ~97 km · Must-see
• Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary · sanctuary · Hennepin · ~106 km · Must-see
• Sibley Park · sanctuary · Blue Earth · ~107 km · Must-see
• Minneapolis Sculpture Garden · sanctuary · Hennepin · ~107 km · Must-see
• Central Mississippi Riverfront Regional Park · sanctuary · Hennepin · ~110 km · Must-see
• Pillsbury A Mill · sanctuary · Hennepin · ~111 km · Must-see
• Hemker Park & Zoo · sanctuary · Stearns · ~112 km · Must-see
• Andrew John Volstead House · sanctuary · Yellow Medicine · ~115 km · Must-see
• Minnesota Zoo · sanctuary · Dakota · ~117 km · Must-see

All wildlife, forests & gardens in Minnesota

Frequently asked