Chipera Prairie

Chipera Prairie: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Chipera Prairie

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Chipera Prairie — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.13013, -92.00729. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Chipera Prairie

• Fort Atkinson State Preserve · fort · Winneshiek · ~7 km · Must-see
• Bily Clocks Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~11 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Fayette · ~31 km · Must-see
• Porter House Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~33 km · Must-see
• Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~33 km · Must-see
• Decorah Ice Cave State Preserve · cave · Winneshiek · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cold Water Spring State Preserve · sanctuary · Winneshiek · ~44 km · Must-see
• Volga River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fayette · ~44 km · Must-see
• Little Brown Church in · church · Chickasaw · ~56 km · Must-see
• Hayden Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Howard · ~57 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~64 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Park · park · Floyd · ~70 km · Must-see
• Spook Cave · cave · Clayton · ~72 km · Must-see
• Bridge Street · fort · Clayton · ~72 km · Must-see
• Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park · cave · Buffalo · ~74 km · Must-see
• 150th Street · fort · Winneshiek · ~9 km
• Waucoma Milldam · lake · Fayette · ~11 km
• Lake Meyer Dam · lake · Winneshiek · ~12 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Chipera Prairie

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Chipera Prairie

• Cold Water Spring State Preserve · sanctuary · Winneshiek · ~44 km · Must-see
• Volga River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fayette · ~44 km · Must-see
• Hayden Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Howard · ~57 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~64 km · Must-see
• Effigy Mounds National Monument · sanctuary · Clayton · ~83 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak State Park · sanctuary · Clayton · ~86 km · Must-see
• Blackhawk Point Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~86 km · Must-see
• Bixby State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~88 km · Must-see
• Limery Ridge Savanna State Natural Area · sanctuary · Clayton · ~89 km · Must-see
• Wyalusing State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~94 km · Must-see

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