Banwart Prairie

Banwart Prairie: 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 Banwart Prairie

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 Banwart Prairie — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.89298, -94.39188. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Banwart Prairie

• Ambrose A Call State Park · park · Kossuth · ~27 km · Must-see
• Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~58 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes State Park West · park · Calhoun · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lost Island Lake · lake · Palo Alto · ~65 km · Must-see
• Woodman Hollow State Preserve · park · Webster · ~72 km · Must-see
• Schlensig Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Pocahontas · ~10 km
• West Bend Historical Society Museum · museum · Palo Alto · ~11 km
• Grotto of the Redemption · attraction · Palo Alto · ~11 km
• Charlton Dam · lake · Pocahontas · ~15 km
• Devine Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~18 km
• Stinson Prairie State Park · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~22 km
• 215th Street · fort · Humboldt · ~26 km
• Poduska Farm · museum · Pocahontas · ~27 km
• Lake Nokomis Park · lake · Humboldt · ~28 km
• Camp Algona POW Museum · museum · Kossuth · ~29 km
• Kossuth County Historical Museum · museum · Kossuth · ~29 km
• Oak Hill Church · church · Humboldt · ~30 km
• Humboldt County Historical Museum · museum · Humboldt · ~31 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Banwart Prairie

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Banwart Prairie

• Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~58 km · Must-see
• Brushy Creek State Preserve · sanctuary · Webster · ~83 km · Must-see
• McIntosh Woods State Park · sanctuary · Cerro Gordo · ~100 km · Must-see
• Jolly Green Giant · sanctuary · Faribault · ~109 km · Must-see
• Cayler Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Dickinson · ~111 km · Must-see
• Skunk River Greenbelt · sanctuary · Story · ~132 km · Must-see
• Reiman Gardens · sanctuary · Story · ~145 km · Must-see
• Whiterock Conservancy · sanctuary · Guthrie · ~150 km · Must-see
• Schlensig Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Pocahontas · ~10 km
• Devine Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~18 km

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