Feather Fen

Feather Fen: 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 Feather Fen

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 Feather Fen — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.35019, -92.64097. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Feather Fen

• Hayden Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Howard · ~29 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Park · park · Floyd · ~40 km · Must-see
• Jay C Hormel Nature Center · park · Mower · ~54 km · Must-see
• East Side Lake Park · lake · Mower · ~54 km · Must-see
• Little Brown Church in · church · Chickasaw · ~56 km · Must-see
• SPAM Museum · museum · Mower · ~56 km · Must-see
• Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park · cave · Buffalo · ~59 km · Must-see
• Charles H. Macnider Art Museum · museum · Cerro Gordo · ~63 km · Must-see
• Parkers Woods · park · Cerro Gordo · ~64 km · Must-see
• KRIB-AM (Mason City) · church · Cerro Gordo · ~65 km · Must-see
• Cold Water Spring State Preserve · sanctuary · Winneshiek · ~70 km · Must-see
• Bily Clocks Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Hendricks Park · lake · Howard · ~10 km
• Stacyville Dam · lake · Mitchell · ~18 km
• Lylah's Marsh Dam · lake · Howard · ~20 km
• Cedar Valley Memories Museum · museum · Mitchell · ~22 km
• Falk Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Mitchell · ~23 km
• Lake Louise · lake · Howard · ~27 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Feather Fen

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Feather Fen

• Hayden Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Howard · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cold Water Spring State Preserve · sanctuary · Winneshiek · ~70 km · Must-see
• McIntosh Woods State Park · sanctuary · Cerro Gordo · ~89 km · Must-see
• Mayo Building · sanctuary · Olmsted · ~95 km · Must-see
• Volga River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fayette · ~111 km · Must-see
• Hartman Reserve Nature Center · sanctuary · Black Hawk · ~117 km · Must-see
• Wells Fargo · sanctuary · Steele · ~118 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~131 km · Must-see
• Blackhawk Point Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~137 km · Must-see
• Merrick State Park · sanctuary · Buffalo · ~143 km · Must-see

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