Mather's Forest

Mather's 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 Mather's 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 Mather's Forest — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.13254, -92.99276. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mather's Forest

• Charles H. Macnider Art Museum · museum · Cerro Gordo · ~21 km · Must-see
• KRIB-AM (Mason City) · church · Cerro Gordo · ~22 km · Must-see
• Parkers Woods · park · Cerro Gordo · ~23 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Park · park · Floyd · ~32 km · Must-see
• Buddy Holly Crash Site · attraction · Cerro Gordo · ~41 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Cerro Gordo · ~44 km · Must-see
• McIntosh Woods State Park · sanctuary · Cerro Gordo · ~47 km · Must-see
• Little Brown Church in · church · Chickasaw · ~55 km · Must-see
• SPAM Museum · museum · Mower · ~75 km · Must-see
• East Side Lake Park · lake · Mower · ~75 km · Must-see
• Iowa Northern Railway · fort · Floyd · ~2 km
• Nora Springs Low Head Dam · lake · Floyd · ~3 km
• Fossil & Prairie Park State Preserve · sanctuary · Floyd · ~12 km
• Rockford Park · park · Floyd · ~12 km
• Averydale Access · sanctuary · Cerro Gordo · ~15 km
• East Park Band Shell · fort · Cerro Gordo · ~20 km
• First Church of the Nazarene · church · Cerro Gordo · ~20 km
• Dr. G.C. Stockman House · fort · Cerro Gordo · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mather's Forest

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Mather's Forest

• McIntosh Woods State Park · sanctuary · Cerro Gordo · ~47 km · Must-see
• Hayden Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Howard · ~75 km · Must-see
• Hartman Reserve Nature Center · sanctuary · Black Hawk · ~103 km · Must-see
• Cold Water Spring State Preserve · sanctuary · Winneshiek · ~113 km · Must-see
• Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~117 km · Must-see
• Volga River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fayette · ~130 km · Must-see
• Jolly Green Giant · sanctuary · Faribault · ~133 km · Must-see
• Wells Fargo · sanctuary · Steele · ~134 km · Must-see
• Mayo Building · sanctuary · Olmsted · ~135 km · Must-see
• Brushy Creek State Preserve · sanctuary · Webster · ~146 km · Must-see

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