Otsego Marsh

Otsego Marsh: 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 Otsego Marsh

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 Otsego Marsh — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.40407, -89.22489. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Otsego Marsh

• Grassy Lake Wildlife Area · lake · Columbia · ~6 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake Wildlife Area · lake · Columbia · ~26 km · Must-see
• Deansville Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Dane · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fort Winnebago Surgeons Quarters Historic Site · fort · Columbia · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lost Lake State Natural Area · lake · Columbia · ~33 km · Must-see
• Goeres Park · park · Columbia · ~33 km · Must-see
• Little Amerricka Amusement Park · park · Dane · ~37 km · Must-see
• Fox Lake · lake · Dodge · ~38 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam Lake State Wildlife Area · lake · Dodge · ~39 km · Must-see
• Gibraltar Rock State Natural Area · sanctuary · Columbia · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Wisconsin · lake · Sauk · ~39 km · Must-see
• Waterloo Quartzite Outcrops State Natural Area · sanctuary · Dodge · ~40 km · Must-see
• Shaw Marsh Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Dodge · ~41 km · Must-see
• Parfrey's Glen State Natural Area · sanctuary · Sauk · ~42 km · Must-see
• Ennis Lake · lake · Marquette · ~43 km · Must-see
• Governor Nelson State Park · park · Dane · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fox River National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Marquette · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bird Effigy Mound · fort · Dane · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Otsego Marsh

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Otsego Marsh

• Deansville Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Dane · ~28 km · Must-see
• Gibraltar Rock State Natural Area · sanctuary · Columbia · ~39 km · Must-see
• Waterloo Quartzite Outcrops State Natural Area · sanctuary · Dodge · ~40 km · Must-see
• Shaw Marsh Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Dodge · ~41 km · Must-see
• Parfrey's Glen State Natural Area · sanctuary · Sauk · ~42 km · Must-see
• Fox River National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Marquette · ~43 km · Must-see
• Olbrich Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Dane · ~45 km · Must-see
• Aldo Leopold Foundation · sanctuary · Sauk · ~50 km · Must-see
• Faville Prairie State Natural Area · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Henry Vilas Zoo · sanctuary · Dane · ~51 km · Must-see

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