Bowstring State Forest

Bowstring State Forest: 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 State Forest

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 State Forest — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.45588, -94.05768. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bowstring State Forest

• Chippewa National Forest · sanctuary · Cass · ~6 km · Must-see
• Cut Foot Sioux Lake · lake · Itasca · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lake Winnibigoshish · lake · Cass · ~12 km · Must-see
• Six Mile Creek Dam · lake · Cass · ~26 km · Must-see
• Kenogama Lake · lake · Itasca · ~30 km · Must-see
• Chase Lake · lake · Itasca · ~32 km · Must-see
• Four Town Lake · lake · Itasca · ~33 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake Dam · lake · Itasca · ~34 km · Must-see
• Kitchi Lake · lake · Beltrami · ~43 km · Must-see
• Boy Bay · lake · Cass · ~46 km · Must-see
• Big Dick Lake · lake · Itasca · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cass Lake · lake · Cass · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Windigo · lake · Beltrami · ~48 km · Must-see
• Gunn Lake · lake · Itasca · ~51 km · Must-see
• Murphy Bay · lake · Itasca · ~52 km · Must-see
• Rabideau CCC Camp · sanctuary · Beltrami · ~53 km · Must-see
• Leech Lake · lake · Cass · ~53 km · Must-see
• Loon Lake Dam · lake · Cass · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bowstring State Forest

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bowstring State Forest

• Chippewa National Forest · sanctuary · Cass · ~6 km · Must-see
• Rabideau CCC Camp · sanctuary · Beltrami · ~53 km · Must-see
• Mahoning-Hull-Rust Mine · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~104 km · Must-see
• Mountain Iron Mine · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~135 km · Must-see
• Pine Point Research Natural Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~65 km
• Birchdale Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Crow Wing · ~103 km
• Bennett Park · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~105 km
• Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Aitkin · ~145 km
• Lawler Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Aitkin · ~147 km
• Bowstring Deer Yard Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Itasca · ~8 km

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