Markham's Pond

Markham's Pond: 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 Markham's Pond

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 Markham's Pond — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.47808, -93.00716. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Markham's Pond

• SPAM Museum · museum · Mower · ~27 km · Must-see
• East Side Lake Park · lake · Mower · ~27 km · Must-see
• Jay C Hormel Nature Center · park · Mower · ~29 km · Must-see
• Pickerel Lake Park · lake · Freeborn · ~44 km · Must-see
• Charles H. Macnider Art Museum · museum · Cerro Gordo · ~49 km · Must-see
• Parkers Woods · park · Cerro Gordo · ~50 km · Must-see
• KRIB-AM (Mason City) · church · Cerro Gordo · ~52 km · Must-see
• Buddy Holly Crash Site · attraction · Cerro Gordo · ~52 km · Must-see
• Hayden Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Howard · ~64 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Cerro Gordo · ~65 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Park · park · Floyd · ~66 km · Must-see
• McIntosh Woods State Park · sanctuary · Cerro Gordo · ~67 km · Must-see
• Deer Creek Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Worth · ~7 km
• South Square · fort · Mitchell · ~16 km
• St Ansgar Heritage Museum · museum · Mitchell · ~16 km
• Saint Ansgar Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock · fort · Mitchell · ~17 km
• The Art Farm · museum · Worth · ~21 km
• Worth County Historical Museum · museum · Worth · ~22 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Markham's Pond

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Markham's Pond

• Hayden Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Howard · ~64 km · Must-see
• McIntosh Woods State Park · sanctuary · Cerro Gordo · ~67 km · Must-see
• Wells Fargo · sanctuary · Steele · ~87 km · Must-see
• Mayo Building · sanctuary · Olmsted · ~93 km · Must-see
• Cold Water Spring State Preserve · sanctuary · Winneshiek · ~106 km · Must-see
• Jolly Green Giant · sanctuary · Faribault · ~112 km · Must-see
• River Bend Nature Center · sanctuary · Rice · ~114 km · Must-see
• Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Kossuth · ~118 km · Must-see
• O. E. Rolvaag House · sanctuary · Rice · ~138 km · Must-see
• Sibley Park · sanctuary · Blue Earth · ~140 km · Must-see

All wildlife, forests & gardens in Iowa

Frequently asked