Bowstring Wildlife Management Area

Bowstring Wildlife Management Area: 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 Bowstring Wildlife Management Area

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 Bowstring Wildlife Management Area — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.30772, -90.77833. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bowstring Wildlife Management Area

• Swiss Valley Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Dubuque · ~15 km · Must-see
• Saint Joseph Catholic Church · church · Dubuque · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mines of Spain State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dubuque · ~25 km · Must-see
• Julien Dubuque Monument · fort · Dubuque · ~26 km · Must-see
• Big Mill Homestead · park · Jackson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Frentress Lake · lake · Dubuque · ~28 km · Must-see
• Saint Raphael Cathedral · church · Dubuque · ~28 km · Must-see
• Fenelon Place Elevator · attraction · Dubuque · ~29 km · Must-see
• Old Main Street Historic District · fort · Dubuque · ~29 km · Must-see
• William M. Black · museum · Dubuque · ~29 km · Must-see
• Tavern · attraction · Dubuque · ~29 km · Must-see
• Port of Dubuque Marina · attraction · Dubuque · ~29 km · Must-see
• National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium · museum · Dubuque · ~29 km · Must-see
• Washington Park · park · Dubuque · ~29 km · Must-see
• Dubuque Museum of Art · museum · Dubuque · ~29 km · Must-see
• Town Clock · sanctuary · Dubuque · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fritz Chapel · church · Jackson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Dubuque · ~32 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bowstring Wildlife Management Area

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bowstring Wildlife Management Area

• Swiss Valley Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Dubuque · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mines of Spain State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dubuque · ~25 km · Must-see
• Town Clock · sanctuary · Dubuque · ~29 km · Must-see
• Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Dubuque · ~32 km · Must-see
• Bellevue State Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~38 km · Must-see
• Turkey River Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~63 km · Must-see
• Nelson Dewey State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~65 km · Must-see
• Apple River Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Jo Daviess · ~77 km · Must-see
• Belmont Mound State Park · sanctuary · Lafayette · ~78 km · Must-see
• Bixby State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~82 km · Must-see

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