Dickenson Site

Dickenson Site: 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 Dickenson Site

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 Dickenson Site — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.64097, -89.45105. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dickenson Site

• Green River State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Lee · ~6 km · Must-see
• Bartlett Woods Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Lee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Sinnissippi_Mounds · fort · Whiteside · ~31 km · Must-see
• Franklin Creek State Natural Area · sanctuary · Lee · ~32 km · Must-see
• Dillon Home Museum · museum · Whiteside · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lowell Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~35 km · Must-see
• Nachusa Grasslands · sanctuary · Ogle · ~37 km · Must-see
• Owen Lovejoy Homestead · fort · Bureau · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lowden-Miller State Forest · sanctuary · Ogle · ~45 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock State Park · sanctuary · Ogle · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Depue State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Bureau · ~48 km · Must-see
• White Pines Forest State Park · sanctuary · Ogle · ~49 km · Must-see
• Prophetstown State Park · sanctuary · Whiteside · ~50 km · Must-see
• Donnelley State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Putnam · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mautino State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Bureau · ~52 km · Must-see
• Chana School House · fort · Ogle · ~54 km · Must-see
• Rochelle Railroad Park · park · Ogle · ~55 km · Must-see
• Black Hawk Statue · attraction · Ogle · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dickenson Site

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Dickenson Site

• Green River State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Lee · ~6 km · Must-see
• Bartlett Woods Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Lee · ~29 km · Must-see
• Franklin Creek State Natural Area · sanctuary · Lee · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lowell Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~35 km · Must-see
• Nachusa Grasslands · sanctuary · Ogle · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lowden-Miller State Forest · sanctuary · Ogle · ~45 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock State Park · sanctuary · Ogle · ~46 km · Must-see
• White Pines Forest State Park · sanctuary · Ogle · ~49 km · Must-see
• Prophetstown State Park · sanctuary · Whiteside · ~50 km · Must-see
• Donnelley State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Putnam · ~50 km · Must-see

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