Magpie Forest

Magpie Forest: 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 Magpie Forest

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 Magpie Forest — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 46.75052, -117.15018. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Magpie Forest

• Rogers Field · park · Whitman · ~3 km · Must-see
• Lower Granite Lake Dam · lake · Garfield · ~29 km · Must-see
• Steptoe Butte State Park Heritage Site · sanctuary · Whitman · ~41 km · Must-see
• Steptoe Butte · viewpoint · Whitman · ~42 km · Must-see
• McCroskey State Park · sanctuary · Benewah · ~52 km · Must-see
• Fort Lapwai · fort · Nez Perce · ~53 km · Must-see
• Tekoa City Park · park · Whitman · ~66 km · Must-see
• Steptoe Battlefield State Park · park · Whitman · ~70 km · Must-see
• Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art · museum · Whitman · ~3 km
• Charles R Conner Museum · museum · Whitman · ~3 km
• Washington State University Arboretum · park · Whitman · ~4 km
• Chipman Trail · attraction · Whitman · ~4 km
• Shattuck Arboretum · park · Latah · ~13 km
• University of Idaho Arboretum and Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Whitman · ~13 km
• UI Arboretum and Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Latah · ~13 km
• Kamiak Butte County Park · sanctuary · Whitman · ~16 km
• Steakhouse Hill · viewpoint · Latah · ~18 km
• Randall Butte · viewpoint · Latah · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Magpie Forest

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Magpie Forest

• Steptoe Butte State Park Heritage Site · sanctuary · Whitman · ~41 km · Must-see
• McCroskey State Park · sanctuary · Benewah · ~52 km · Must-see
• Camp Wooten Retreat Center · sanctuary · Columbia · ~88 km · Must-see
• Heyburn State Park · sanctuary · Benewah · ~93 km · Must-see
• Fields Spring State Park · sanctuary · Asotin · ~93 km · Must-see
• Joseph Canyon · sanctuary · Asotin · ~104 km · Must-see
• Lyons Ferry State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~104 km · Must-see
• Coeur d'Alene River Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Kootenai · ~105 km · Must-see
• Columbia Plateau Trail State Park · sanctuary · Adams · ~107 km · Must-see
• Hobo Cedar Grove Botanical Area · sanctuary · Shoshone · ~109 km · Must-see

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