Sunset Zoo

Sunset Zoo: 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 Sunset Zoo

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 Sunset Zoo — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.17695, -96.59608. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sunset Zoo

• Sunset Park · park · Riley · ~0 km · Must-see
• Kansas State University Gardens · sanctuary · Riley · ~3 km · Must-see
• First Congregational United Church of Christ · church · Riley · ~3 km · Must-see
• Seven Dolors Catholic Church · church · Riley · ~3 km · Must-see
• Manhattan · church · Riley · ~4 km · Must-see
• Konza Prairie Biological Station · sanctuary · Riley · ~11 km · Must-see
• Tuttle Creek Lake · lake · Pottawatomie · ~25 km · Must-see
• Milford Lake State Park Marina · lake · Geary · ~34 km · Must-see
• Kansas Landscape Arboretum · sanctuary · Clay · ~45 km · Must-see
• Lake Wabaunsee · lake · Wabaunsee · ~61 km · Must-see
• Council Grove City Lake Dam · lake · Morris · ~69 km · Must-see
• Hermit's Cave on Belfry Hill · cave · Morris · ~72 km · Must-see
• Council Grove · sanctuary · Morris · ~73 km · Must-see
• Sunset Hill · viewpoint · Riley · ~0 km
• Westwood Park · park · Riley · ~1 km
• Longview Hill · viewpoint · Riley · ~1 km
• Landmark Water Tower · fort · Riley · ~1 km
• Rocky Hill · viewpoint · Riley · ~1 km

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Sunset Zoo

• Kansas State University Gardens · sanctuary · Riley · ~3 km · Must-see
• Konza Prairie Biological Station · sanctuary · Riley · ~11 km · Must-see
• Kansas Landscape Arboretum · sanctuary · Clay · ~45 km · Must-see
• Council Grove · sanctuary · Morris · ~73 km · Must-see
• Doran Rock Garden · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~95 km · Must-see
• Washburn Park · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~97 km · Must-see
• Ward-Meade Park and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~100 km · Must-see
• Sumner Elementary School · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~100 km · Must-see
• Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~101 km · Must-see
• Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve · sanctuary · Chase · ~102 km · Must-see

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