Downing County Park

Downing County Park: 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 Downing County Park

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 Downing County Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.74240, -92.04268. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Downing County Park

• Volga River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fayette · ~33 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church · church · Fayette · ~39 km · Must-see
• Grout Museum of History and Science · museum · Black Hawk · ~46 km · Must-see
• George Wyth Memorial State Park · park · Black Hawk · ~48 km · Must-see
• Hartman Reserve Nature Center · sanctuary · Black Hawk · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lost Island Waterpark · park · Black Hawk · ~50 km · Must-see
• Lost Island Theme Park · park · Black Hawk · ~50 km · Must-see
• Matugani · attraction · Black Hawk · ~50 km · Must-see
• Cedar Falls Ice House · waterfall · Black Hawk · ~50 km · Must-see
• The Salvation Army of Waterloo & Cedar Falls · waterfall · Black Hawk · ~52 km · Must-see
• Little Brown Church in · church · Chickasaw · ~56 km · Must-see
• Fort Atkinson State Preserve · fort · Winneshiek · ~57 km · Must-see
• Bily Clocks Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~65 km · Must-see
• Bixby State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~66 km · Must-see
• Bridge Street · fort · Clayton · ~67 km · Must-see
• Aldo Leopold Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Bremer · ~14 km
• Lord of the Harvest Lutheran Church · church · Buchanan · ~14 km
• Hub City Heritage Railway Museum · museum · Fayette · ~16 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Downing County Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Downing County Park

• Volga River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fayette · ~33 km · Must-see
• Hartman Reserve Nature Center · sanctuary · Black Hawk · ~48 km · Must-see
• Bixby State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~66 km · Must-see
• Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge · sanctuary · Allamakee · ~89 km · Must-see
• Effigy Mounds National Monument · sanctuary · Clayton · ~94 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak State Park · sanctuary · Clayton · ~96 km · Must-see
• Cold Water Spring State Preserve · sanctuary · Winneshiek · ~98 km · Must-see
• Wyalusing State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~100 km · Must-see
• Turkey River Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~102 km · Must-see
• Hayden Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Howard · ~103 km · Must-see

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