Nichols Timber

Nichols Timber: 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 Nichols Timber

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 Nichols Timber — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.47329, -93.09340. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nichols Timber

• Illinois Central Combination Depot-Ackley · fort · Hardin · ~12 km · Must-see
• Saint Matthews Episcopal Church · church · Hardin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Quasdorf Wagon, Machine and Blacksmith Shop Museum · museum · Wright · ~49 km · Must-see
• Anderson Goose Lake · lake · Hamilton · ~59 km · Must-see
• Conants Park · park · Tama · ~61 km · Must-see
• Glick-Sower Historical House · fort · Marshall · ~62 km · Must-see
• Little Wall Lake County Park · lake · Hamilton · ~63 km · Must-see
• Skunk River Greenbelt · sanctuary · Story · ~66 km · Must-see
• Cedar Falls Ice House · waterfall · Black Hawk · ~67 km · Must-see
• George Wyth Memorial State Park · park · Black Hawk · ~71 km · Must-see
• Hartman Reserve Nature Center · sanctuary · Black Hawk · ~71 km · Must-see
• Mann Wilderness Area State Preserve · sanctuary · Hardin · ~1 km
• Beau Addition to Hardin City Woodland · sanctuary · Hardin · ~4 km
• Folkert Mound Group · fort · Hardin · ~7 km
• Steamboat Rock · viewpoint · Hardin · ~10 km
• Anders Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Hardin · ~11 km
• Ackley Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock · fort · Hardin · ~12 km
• Wildcat Cave Access · cave · Hardin · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Nichols Timber

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Nichols Timber

• Skunk River Greenbelt · sanctuary · Story · ~66 km · Must-see
• Hartman Reserve Nature Center · sanctuary · Black Hawk · ~71 km · Must-see
• Reiman Gardens · sanctuary · Story · ~85 km · Must-see
• Brushy Creek State Preserve · sanctuary · Webster · ~92 km · Must-see
• McIntosh Woods State Park · sanctuary · Cerro Gordo · ~98 km · Must-see
• Newton Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Jasper · ~107 km · Must-see
• Conard Environmental Research Area · sanctuary · Jasper · ~112 km · Must-see
• Big Creek State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~114 km · Must-see
• Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Polk · ~133 km · Must-see
• Arie Den Boer Arboretum · sanctuary · Polk · ~138 km · Must-see

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