Whaley Park

Whaley Park: 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 Whaley Park

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 Whaley Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.04968, -83.66931. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Whaley Park

• Longway Park · park · Genesee · ~3 km · Must-see
• Applewood Estate · park · Genesee · ~4 km · Must-see
• Sloan Museum · museum · Genesee · ~4 km · Must-see
• Chevy Commons · park · Genesee · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mounds Recreation Area · park · Genesee · ~14 km · Must-see
• Kasi Sri Viswanatha Temple · temple · Genesee · ~15 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Genesee · ~19 km · Must-see
• WFUM-FM (Flint) · attraction · Genesee · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Fenton · lake · Genesee · ~30 km · Must-see
• Michigan Renaissance Festival · lake · Oakland · ~30 km · Must-see
• Seven Lakes State Park · park · Oakland · ~33 km · Must-see
• Holly State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Oakland · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ortonville State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Lapeer · ~34 km · Must-see
• Metamora-Hadley State Recreation Area · park · Lapeer · ~36 km · Must-see
• Fenton First Presbyterian Church · church · Genesee · ~36 km · Must-see
• Murphy Lake · lake · Tuscola · ~40 km · Must-see
• Upper Bushman Lake · lake · Oakland · ~47 km · Must-see
• Crooked Lake · lake · Oakland · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Whaley Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Whaley Park

• Holly State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Oakland · ~33 km · Must-see
• Ortonville State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Lapeer · ~34 km · Must-see
• Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Saginaw · ~55 km · Must-see
• Children's Zoo at Celebration Square · sanctuary · Saginaw · ~58 km · Must-see
• Highland State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Oakland · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lakeville Swamp Nature Sanctuary · sanctuary · Oakland · ~62 km · Must-see
• Hartley Outdoor Recreation Center · sanctuary · Saginaw · ~62 km · Must-see
• Brighton State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Livingston · ~78 km · Must-see
• Congregation Shaarey Zedek · sanctuary · Oakland · ~88 km · Must-see
• Tobico Marsh · sanctuary · Bay · ~93 km · Must-see

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