Local favourite sanctuary · Clay, Iowa
Riverton Wildlife Area
Riverton Wildlife Area is a sanctuary in Clay, Iowa.
Riverton Wildlife Area: 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 Riverton Wildlife Area
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 Riverton Wildlife Area — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 43.12978, -95.22082. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Riverton Wildlife Area
- Wittrock Indian Village State Preserve · fort · O'Brien · ~30 km · Must-see
- Emerson Bay State Recreation Area · park · Dickinson · ~32 km · Must-see
- Lost Island Lake · lake · Palo Alto · ~32 km · Must-see
- Higgins Museum · museum · Dickinson · ~36 km · Must-see
- West Okoboji Lake · lake · Dickinson · ~36 km · Must-see
- Cayler Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Dickinson · ~37 km · Must-see
- East Okoboji Lake · lake · Dickinson · ~40 km · Must-see
- Marble Beach State Recreation Area · beach · Dickinson · ~48 km · Must-see
- Spirit Lake · lake · Dickinson · ~50 km · Must-see
- Iowa Lake · lake · Osceola · ~56 km · Must-see
- Indian Lake · lake · Osceola · ~60 km · Must-see
- Indian Lake · lake · Nobles · ~60 km · Must-see
- Plum Lake · lake · Osceola · ~62 km · Must-see
- Hawkeye Point · viewpoint · Osceola · ~67 km · Must-see
- Living Heritage Tree Museum · museum · Buena Vista · ~68 km · Must-see
- Ocheda Lake · lake · Nobles · ~72 km · Must-see
- Ocheda Lake · lake · Osceola · ~73 km · Must-see
- Bob Howe - Thunder Bridge Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Clay · ~5 km
See everything within a day’s drive of Riverton Wildlife Area
Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Riverton Wildlife Area
- Cayler Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Dickinson · ~37 km · Must-see
- Lone Tree Wildlife Management Area, South Unit · sanctuary · Nobles · ~101 km · Must-see
- Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~112 km · Must-see
- Jolly Green Giant · sanctuary · Faribault · ~135 km · Must-see
- Beaver Creek Nature Area · sanctuary · Lyon · ~146 km · Must-see
- Gitchie Manitou State Preserve · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~148 km · Must-see
- Lewis Park · sanctuary · Woodbury · ~148 km · Must-see
- Woodbury County Courthouse · sanctuary · Woodbury · ~149 km · Must-see
- Bob Howe - Thunder Bridge Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Clay · ~5 km
- Tom Tuttle Marsh Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Clay · ~13 km
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Frequently asked
Is the park open?
No visitor has reported the opening & safari status for Riverton Wildlife Area yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Riverton Wildlife Area?
November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Riverton Wildlife Area?
Nearby: Wittrock Indian Village State Preserve (fort, 30 km), Emerson Bay State Recreation Area (park, 32 km), Lost Island Lake (lake, 32 km), Higgins Museum (museum, 36 km), West Okoboji Lake (lake, 36 km), Cayler Prairie State Preserve (sanctuary, 37 km).