Backyard Gardens

Backyard Gardens: 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 Backyard Gardens

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 Backyard Gardens — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.71699, -84.52422. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Backyard Gardens

• Potter Park Zoo · sanctuary · Ingham · ~0 km · Must-see
• Crego Park · park · Ingham · ~1 km · Must-see
• Michigan State Capitol · attraction · Ingham · ~4 km · Must-see
• Christ Community Church;Community Church · church · Ingham · ~4 km · Must-see
• Saint Mary Cathedral · church · Ingham · ~4 km · Must-see
• W. J. Beal Botanical Garden and Campus Arboretum · sanctuary · Ingham · ~4 km · Must-see
• Michigan History Museum · museum · Ingham · ~4 km · Must-see
• John W. Beaumont Memorial Tower · attraction · Ingham · ~5 km · Must-see
• Michigan State University Museum · museum · Ingham · ~5 km · Must-see
• The Rock · attraction · Ingham · ~5 km · Must-see
• Horticultural Garden · park · Ingham · ~5 km · Must-see
• Frances Park · park · Ingham · ~7 km · Must-see
• University Reformed Church · church · Ingham · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lake Lansing Park South · lake · Ingham · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lake Lansing · lake · Ingham · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lake Delta · lake · Eaton · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lake Lansing Park North · lake · Ingham · ~16 km · Must-see
• Saint Katherine Church · church · Ingham · ~16 km · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Backyard Gardens

• Potter Park Zoo · sanctuary · Ingham · ~0 km · Must-see
• W. J. Beal Botanical Garden and Campus Arboretum · sanctuary · Ingham · ~4 km · Must-see
• Maple River State Game Area · sanctuary · Clinton · ~54 km · Must-see
• Pinckney State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Washtenaw · ~68 km · Must-see
• Ionia State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Ionia · ~70 km · Must-see
• Brighton State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Livingston · ~75 km · Must-see
• Hudson Mills Metropolitan Park · sanctuary · Washtenaw · ~81 km · Must-see
• Fallasburg Covered Bridge · sanctuary · Kent · ~90 km · Must-see
• Hartley Outdoor Recreation Center · sanctuary · Saginaw · ~91 km · Must-see
• Goose Creek Grasslands Nature Sanctuary · sanctuary · Lenawee · ~93 km · Must-see

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