Hurd Tract

Hurd Tract: 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 Hurd Tract

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 Hurd Tract — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.85087, -89.33970. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hurd Tract

• Franklin Creek State Natural Area · sanctuary · Lee · ~1 km · Must-see
• Nachusa Grasslands · sanctuary · Ogle · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lowden-Miller State Forest · sanctuary · Ogle · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lowell Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~16 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock State Park · sanctuary · Ogle · ~17 km · Must-see
• Chana School House · fort · Ogle · ~23 km · Must-see
• White Pines Forest State Park · sanctuary · Ogle · ~24 km · Must-see
• Black Hawk Statue · attraction · Ogle · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lowden State Park · sanctuary · Ogle · ~26 km · Must-see
• Rochelle Railroad Park · park · Ogle · ~29 km · Must-see
• Sinnissippi_Mounds · fort · Whiteside · ~34 km · Must-see
• Green River State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Lee · ~34 km · Must-see
• Dillon Home Museum · museum · Whiteside · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bartlett Woods Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Lee · ~37 km · Must-see
• Soldier's Monument · fort · Ogle · ~39 km · Must-see
• Stillman's · fort · Ogle · ~39 km · Must-see
• Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area · lake · DeKalb · ~52 km · Must-see
• Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden · sanctuary · Winnebago · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hurd Tract

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Hurd Tract

• Franklin Creek State Natural Area · sanctuary · Lee · ~1 km · Must-see
• Nachusa Grasslands · sanctuary · Ogle · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lowden-Miller State Forest · sanctuary · Ogle · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lowell Park · sanctuary · Lee · ~16 km · Must-see
• Castle Rock State Park · sanctuary · Ogle · ~17 km · Must-see
• White Pines Forest State Park · sanctuary · Ogle · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lowden State Park · sanctuary · Ogle · ~26 km · Must-see
• Green River State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Lee · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bartlett Woods Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Lee · ~37 km · Must-see
• Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden · sanctuary · Winnebago · ~59 km · Must-see

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