Merced Grasslands

Merced Grasslands: 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 Merced Grasslands

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 Merced Grasslands — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.39317, -120.43576. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Merced Grasslands

• Bridalveil Falls- Yosemite National Park · sanctuary · Merced · ~2 km · Must-see
• Merced Bethel Seventh Day Adventist Church · church · Merced · ~15 km · Must-see
• Atwater Baptist Church · church · Merced · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake McClure · lake · Mariposa · ~42 km · Must-see
• New Don Pedro Dam · lake · Tuolumne · ~43 km · Must-see
• Chowchilla New Life Apostolic Church · church · Madera · ~43 km · Must-see
• Hilmar Christian Tabernacle · church · Merced · ~46 km · Must-see
• Turlock First Bpatist Church · church · Stanislaus · ~48 km · Must-see
• Drunken Gulch · viewpoint · Mineral · ~49 km · Must-see
• Coulterville Park · sanctuary · Mariposa · ~51 km · Must-see
• Grasslands Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Merced · ~53 km · Must-see
• Kesterson Reservoir · lake · Merced · ~54 km · Must-see
• California State Mining and Mineral Museum · museum · Mineral · ~55 km · Must-see
• Don Pedro Reservoir · lake · Tuolumne · ~55 km · Must-see
• H. V. Eastman Lake · lake · Mineral · ~56 km · Must-see
• Los Banos Regional Park · sanctuary · Merced · ~60 km · Must-see
• Empire Community Park · park · Stanislaus · ~61 km · Must-see
• River Bluff Regional Park · park · Stanislaus · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Merced Grasslands

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Merced Grasslands

• Bridalveil Falls- Yosemite National Park · sanctuary · Merced · ~2 km · Must-see
• Coulterville Park · sanctuary · Mariposa · ~51 km · Must-see
• Grasslands Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Merced · ~53 km · Must-see
• Los Banos Regional Park · sanctuary · Merced · ~60 km · Must-see
• San Joaquin Experimental Range · sanctuary · Madera · ~86 km · Must-see
• Nelder Grove Historical Area · sanctuary · Madera · ~94 km · Must-see
• Nelder Grove · sanctuary · Mineral · ~94 km · Must-see
• Alkali Sink Ecological Reserve · sanctuary · Fresno · ~94 km · Must-see
• Pacheco State Park · sanctuary · Merced · ~98 km · Must-see
• Panoche Hills North Wilderness Study Area · sanctuary · Fresno · ~104 km · Must-see

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