Crossman Prairie

Crossman Prairie: 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 Crossman Prairie

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 Crossman Prairie — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.40905, -92.47492. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Crossman Prairie

• Hayden Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Howard · ~10 km · Must-see
• Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park · cave · Buffalo · ~42 km · Must-see
• Cold Water Spring State Preserve · sanctuary · Winneshiek · ~52 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Park · park · Floyd · ~53 km · Must-see
• Jay C Hormel Nature Center · park · Mower · ~59 km · Must-see
• East Side Lake Park · lake · Mower · ~60 km · Must-see
• Bily Clocks Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~60 km · Must-see
• SPAM Museum · museum · Mower · ~62 km · Must-see
• Little Brown Church in · church · Chickasaw · ~62 km · Must-see
• Fort Atkinson State Preserve · fort · Winneshiek · ~65 km · Must-see
• Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~71 km · Must-see
• Porter House Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~71 km · Must-see
• Decorah Ice Cave State Preserve · cave · Winneshiek · ~71 km · Must-see
• Lake Hendricks Park · lake · Howard · ~9 km
• Lake Louise · lake · Howard · ~17 km
• Lylah's Marsh Dam · lake · Howard · ~17 km
• Lidtke Mill · museum · Howard · ~21 km
• Lidtke Mill Dam · lake · Howard · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Crossman Prairie

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Crossman Prairie

• Hayden Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Howard · ~10 km · Must-see
• Cold Water Spring State Preserve · sanctuary · Winneshiek · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mayo Building · sanctuary · Olmsted · ~85 km · Must-see
• Volga River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fayette · ~104 km · Must-see
• McIntosh Woods State Park · sanctuary · Cerro Gordo · ~107 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~116 km · Must-see
• Blackhawk Point Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~119 km · Must-see
• Wells Fargo · sanctuary · Steele · ~120 km · Must-see
• Hartman Reserve Nature Center · sanctuary · Black Hawk · ~123 km · Must-see
• Merrick State Park · sanctuary · Buffalo · ~126 km · Must-see

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