Long Refuge

Long Refuge: 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 Long Refuge

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 Long Refuge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.95001, -93.83788. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Long Refuge

• Hindu Temple & Cultural Center of Iowa · temple · Dallas · ~19 km · Must-see
• Big Creek State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~21 km · Must-see
• High Trestle Trail · trek · Dallas · ~22 km · Must-see
• Reiman Gardens · sanctuary · Story · ~22 km · Must-see
• Campanile · attraction · Story · ~22 km · Must-see
• Farm House Museum · museum · Story · ~23 km · Must-see
• Ioway Creek · lake · Story · ~24 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Diversion Dam · lake · Polk · ~24 km · Must-see
• Bandshell Park · park · Story · ~26 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Schoolhouse · fort · Polk · ~28 km · Must-see
• Original Raccoon River Valley Trail · trek · Dallas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Saylorville Lake Project · lake · Polk · ~36 km · Must-see
• Skunk River Greenbelt · sanctuary · Story · ~40 km · Must-see
• Brenton Arboretum · sanctuary · Dallas · ~43 km · Must-see
• Little Wall Lake County Park · lake · Hamilton · ~49 km · Must-see
• Greek Orthodox Church of St. George · church · Polk · ~52 km · Must-see
• Trinity Las Americas United Methodist Church · church · Polk · ~52 km · Must-see
• Basilica of Saint John · church · Polk · ~53 km · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Long Refuge

• Big Creek State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~21 km · Must-see
• Reiman Gardens · sanctuary · Story · ~22 km · Must-see
• Skunk River Greenbelt · sanctuary · Story · ~40 km · Must-see
• Brenton Arboretum · sanctuary · Dallas · ~43 km · Must-see
• Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Polk · ~54 km · Must-see
• Arie Den Boer Arboretum · sanctuary · Polk · ~56 km · Must-see
• Walnut Woods State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~58 km · Must-see
• Brushy Creek State Preserve · sanctuary · Webster · ~62 km · Must-see
• Kuehn Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dallas · ~62 km · Must-see
• Blank Park Zoo · sanctuary · Polk · ~64 km · Must-see

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