Lost Island Park

Lost Island Park: 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 Lost Island Park

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 Lost Island Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.16645, -94.92015. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lost Island Park

• Lost Island Lake · lake · Palo Alto · ~1 km · Must-see
• Emerson Bay State Recreation Area · park · Dickinson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Higgins Museum · museum · Dickinson · ~37 km · Must-see
• East Okoboji Lake · lake · Dickinson · ~38 km · Must-see
• West Okoboji Lake · lake · Dickinson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Cayler Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Dickinson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake · lake · Dickinson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Marble Beach State Recreation Area · beach · Dickinson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Wittrock Indian Village State Preserve · fort · O'Brien · ~58 km · Must-see
• Okamanpeedan Lake · lake · Emmet · ~59 km · Must-see
• Ambrose A Call State Park · park · Kossuth · ~70 km · Must-see
• Iowa Lake · lake · Osceola · ~71 km · Must-see
• Plum Lake · lake · Osceola · ~72 km · Must-see
• Fox Lake · lake · Martin · ~74 km · Must-see
• Barringer Slough Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Clay · ~2 km
• Barringer Slough Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Clay · ~3 km
• Lost Island Church · church · Palo Alto · ~9 km
• Dan Green Slough · lake · Clay · ~12 km

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Lost Island Park

• Cayler Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Dickinson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~81 km · Must-see
• Jolly Green Giant · sanctuary · Faribault · ~107 km · Must-see
• Lone Tree Wildlife Management Area, South Unit · sanctuary · Nobles · ~113 km · Must-see
• Brushy Creek State Preserve · sanctuary · Webster · ~145 km · Must-see
• McIntosh Woods State Park · sanctuary · Cerro Gordo · ~148 km · Must-see
• Barringer Slough Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Clay · ~2 km
• Barringer Slough Waterfowl Production Area · sanctuary · Clay · ~3 km
• Hawk Valley Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Clay · ~17 km
• Fen Valley Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Clay · ~20 km

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