Ledges Research Station

Ledges Research Station: 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 park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Ledges Research Station

Season: Year-round, evenings.

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 Ledges Research Station — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.98142, -93.88845. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ledges Research Station

• Hindu Temple & Cultural Center of Iowa · temple · Dallas · ~25 km · Must-see
• Campanile · attraction · Story · ~26 km · Must-see
• Farm House Museum · museum · Story · ~26 km · Must-see
• Reiman Gardens · sanctuary · Story · ~26 km · Must-see
• High Trestle Trail · trek · Dallas · ~27 km · Must-see
• Big Creek State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~27 km · Must-see
• Ioway Creek · lake · Story · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bandshell Park · park · Story · ~29 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Diversion Dam · lake · Polk · ~31 km · Must-see
• Original Raccoon River Valley Trail · trek · Dallas · ~32 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Schoolhouse · fort · Polk · ~34 km · Must-see
• Skunk River Greenbelt · sanctuary · Story · ~41 km · Must-see
• Saylorville Lake Project · lake · Polk · ~42 km · Must-see
• Brenton Arboretum · sanctuary · Dallas · ~46 km · Must-see
• Little Wall Lake County Park · lake · Hamilton · ~48 km · Must-see
• Anderson Goose Lake · lake · Hamilton · ~54 km · Must-see
• Brushy Creek State Preserve · sanctuary · Webster · ~56 km · Must-see
• Greek Orthodox Church of St. George · church · Polk · ~58 km · Must-see

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• Western Gateway Park · park · Polk · ~61 km · Must-see
• Water Works Park · park · Polk · ~62 km · Must-see
• Raccoon River Park · park · Polk · ~62 km · Must-see
• Woodman Hollow State Preserve · park · Webster · ~65 km · Must-see
• Buxton Park · park · Warren · ~92 km · Must-see
• Winterset City Park · park · Madison · ~92 km · Must-see
• Maytag Park · park · Jasper · ~95 km · Must-see

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