Bennett Access Area

Bennett Access Area: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Bennett Access Area

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Bennett Access Area — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.09728, -94.65551. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bennett Access Area

• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Carroll · ~22 km · Must-see
• Whiterock Conservancy · sanctuary · Guthrie · ~37 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes State Park West · park · Calhoun · ~53 km · Must-see
• Original Raccoon River Valley Trail · trek · Dallas · ~72 km · Must-see
• Woodman Hollow State Preserve · park · Webster · ~73 km · Must-see
• Hobart Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Greene · ~8 km
• Artesian Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Carroll · ~8 km
• Andrews Access · sanctuary · Carroll · ~9 km
• Greene County Roadgrade Dam 28-85-32 · lake · Greene · ~9 km
• Dunbar Slough Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Greene · ~16 km
• Dunbar Slough · lake · Greene · ~16 km
• Quail Avenue · fort · Carroll · ~16 km
• Farmstead Museum · museum · Carroll · ~21 km
• First United Methodist Church · church · Carroll · ~22 km
• Carroll County Historical Museum · museum · Carroll · ~22 km
• Holy Spirit Catholic Church · church · Carroll · ~22 km
• Mount Moses · viewpoint · Carroll · ~23 km
• Historic Central School · museum · Calhoun · ~25 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Bennett Access Area

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bennett Access Area

• Whiterock Conservancy · sanctuary · Guthrie · ~37 km · Must-see
• Brushy Creek State Preserve · sanctuary · Webster · ~79 km · Must-see
• Prairie Rose State Park · sanctuary · Shelby · ~90 km · Must-see
• Kuehn Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dallas · ~91 km · Must-see
• Brenton Arboretum · sanctuary · Dallas · ~92 km · Must-see
• Big Creek State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~101 km · Must-see
• Reiman Gardens · sanctuary · Story · ~106 km · Must-see
• Skunk River Greenbelt · sanctuary · Story · ~111 km · Must-see
• Badger Creek State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Madison · ~114 km · Must-see
• Walnut Woods State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~122 km · Must-see

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