Brookfield Wildlife Refuge

Brookfield Wildlife Refuge: 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 Brookfield Wildlife Refuge

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 Brookfield Wildlife Refuge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.99582, -90.66627. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Brookfield Wildlife Refuge

• Goose Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clinton · ~28 km · Must-see
• Big Mill Homestead · park · Jackson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bellevue State Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 12 · lake · Jo Daviess · ~45 km · Must-see
• Fritz Chapel · church · Jackson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Cameron Woods State Preserve · sanctuary · Scott · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lost Grove Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Scott · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bickelhaupt Arboretum · sanctuary · Clinton · ~51 km · Must-see
• Van Allen Building · sanctuary · Clinton · ~54 km · Must-see
• Albany Mounds State Historic Site · fort · Clinton · ~54 km · Must-see
• Swiss Valley Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Dubuque · ~60 km · Must-see
• Saint Joseph Catholic Church · church · Dubuque · ~62 km · Must-see
• Emeis Park · park · Scott · ~63 km · Must-see
• Vander Veer Botanical Park · park · Scott · ~64 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul Lutheran Church of Davenport · church · Scott · ~64 km · Must-see
• Mines of Spain State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dubuque · ~64 km · Must-see
• Duck Creek Park · park · Scott · ~64 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Bill Museum · museum · Scott · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Brookfield Wildlife Refuge

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Brookfield Wildlife Refuge

• Bellevue State Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Cameron Woods State Preserve · sanctuary · Scott · ~48 km · Must-see
• Bickelhaupt Arboretum · sanctuary · Clinton · ~51 km · Must-see
• Van Allen Building · sanctuary · Clinton · ~54 km · Must-see
• Swiss Valley Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Dubuque · ~60 km · Must-see
• Mines of Spain State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dubuque · ~64 km · Must-see
• Town Clock · sanctuary · Dubuque · ~70 km · Must-see
• Black Hawk Forest Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Rock Island · ~74 km · Must-see
• Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Dubuque · ~75 km · Must-see
• Niabi Zoological Preserve · sanctuary · Rock Island · ~80 km · Must-see

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