Thorpe Park

Thorpe Park: 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 Thorpe Park

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 Thorpe Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.25700, -93.75791. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thorpe Park

• McIntosh Woods State Park · sanctuary · Cerro Gordo · ~36 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Cerro Gordo · ~38 km · Must-see
• Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~38 km · Must-see
• Buddy Holly Crash Site · attraction · Cerro Gordo · ~38 km · Must-see
• Parkers Woods · park · Cerro Gordo · ~57 km · Must-see
• Ambrose A Call State Park · park · Kossuth · ~57 km · Must-see
• KRIB-AM (Mason City) · church · Cerro Gordo · ~58 km · Must-see
• Charles H. Macnider Art Museum · museum · Cerro Gordo · ~59 km · Must-see
• Pickerel Lake Park · lake · Freeborn · ~62 km · Must-see
• Jolly Green Giant · sanctuary · Faribault · ~64 km · Must-see
• World's Largest Bullhead · fort · Hancock · ~5 km
• Crystal Lake Park · lake · Hancock · ~6 km
• Mansion Museum · museum · Winnebago · ~12 km
• Holtan Farm Museum · museum · Winnebago · ~12 km
• Ambroson Recreation Area · sanctuary · Winnebago · ~15 km
• Grant Township Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Winnebago · ~16 km
• Eagle Lake Woodland Area · lake · Hancock · ~20 km
• Pilot Knob · viewpoint · Hancock · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Thorpe Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Thorpe Park

• McIntosh Woods State Park · sanctuary · Cerro Gordo · ~36 km · Must-see
• Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~38 km · Must-see
• Jolly Green Giant · sanctuary · Faribault · ~64 km · Must-see
• Brushy Creek State Preserve · sanctuary · Webster · ~124 km · Must-see
• Wells Fargo · sanctuary · Steele · ~127 km · Must-see
• Sibley Park · sanctuary · Blue Earth · ~129 km · Must-see
• Hayden Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Howard · ~142 km · Must-see
• Ambroson Recreation Area · sanctuary · Winnebago · ~15 km
• Grant Township Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Winnebago · ~16 km
• Bison Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~28 km

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