Rutland Marsh

Rutland Marsh: 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 Rutland Marsh

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 Rutland Marsh — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.76250, -94.26062. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rutland Marsh

• Ambrose A Call State Park · park · Kossuth · ~41 km · Must-see
• Woodman Hollow State Preserve · park · Webster · ~50 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes State Park West · park · Calhoun · ~55 km · Must-see
• Brushy Creek State Preserve · sanctuary · Webster · ~60 km · Must-see
• Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~72 km · Must-see
• 215th Street · fort · Humboldt · ~3 km
• Lake Nokomis Park · lake · Humboldt · ~6 km
• Oak Hill Church · church · Humboldt · ~8 km
• Christensen Dam · lake · Humboldt · ~9 km
• Humboldt County Historical Museum · museum · Humboldt · ~9 km
• Banwart Prairie · sanctuary · Humboldt · ~23 km
• Schlensig Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Pocahontas · ~24 km
• Devine Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~26 km
• Charlton Dam · lake · Pocahontas · ~26 km
• Lu Verne City Jail · attraction · Kossuth · ~27 km
• Lizzard Creek Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Pocahontas · ~28 km
• Birke Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Pocahontas · ~29 km
• Becker Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Webster · ~31 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Rutland Marsh

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Rutland Marsh

• Brushy Creek State Preserve · sanctuary · Webster · ~60 km · Must-see
• Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~72 km · Must-see
• McIntosh Woods State Park · sanctuary · Cerro Gordo · ~96 km · Must-see
• Skunk River Greenbelt · sanctuary · Story · ~109 km · Must-see
• Reiman Gardens · sanctuary · Story · ~122 km · Must-see
• Jolly Green Giant · sanctuary · Faribault · ~125 km · Must-see
• Cayler Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Dickinson · ~133 km · Must-see
• Whiterock Conservancy · sanctuary · Guthrie · ~135 km · Must-see
• Big Creek State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~142 km · Must-see
• Banwart Prairie · sanctuary · Humboldt · ~23 km

All wildlife, forests & gardens in Iowa

Frequently asked