Mikesh Wildlife Management Area

Mikesh Wildlife Management 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 nature spot: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Mikesh Wildlife Management 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 Mikesh Wildlife Management Area — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.40881, -91.94517. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mikesh Wildlife Management Area

• Cold Water Spring State Preserve · sanctuary · Winneshiek · ~5 km · Must-see
• Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~21 km · Must-see
• Decorah Ice Cave State Preserve · cave · Winneshiek · ~21 km · Must-see
• Porter House Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~22 km · Must-see
• Bily Clocks Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fort Atkinson State Preserve · fort · Winneshiek · ~37 km · Must-see
• Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park · cave · Buffalo · ~42 km · Must-see
• Hayden Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Howard · ~44 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Fayette · ~64 km · Must-see
• Blackhawk Point Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~66 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mount Hosmer · viewpoint · Allamakee · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lansing Big Lake · lake · Allamakee · ~74 km · Must-see
• Chimney Rock · viewpoint · Winneshiek · ~3 km
• Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~10 km
• Black Oak Hollow · sanctuary · Winneshiek · ~11 km
• Falcon Springs Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Winneshiek · ~12 km
• Bigalk Trout Stream Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Howard · ~16 km

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Mikesh Wildlife Management Area

• Cold Water Spring State Preserve · sanctuary · Winneshiek · ~5 km · Must-see
• Hayden Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Howard · ~44 km · Must-see
• Blackhawk Point Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~66 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~67 km · Must-see
• Volga River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fayette · ~77 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Vernon · ~81 km · Must-see
• Riverside International Friendship Garden · sanctuary · La Crosse · ~90 km · Must-see
• Effigy Mounds National Monument · sanctuary · Clayton · ~93 km · Must-see
• Limery Ridge Savanna State Natural Area · sanctuary · Clayton · ~94 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak State Park · sanctuary · Clayton · ~95 km · Must-see

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