Bootleg Access

Bootleg Access: 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 Bootleg Access

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 Bootleg Access — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.81620, -90.76490. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bootleg Access

• Wing Lake · lake · Monroe · ~14 km · Must-see
• Buford Mountain Conservation Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~16 km · Must-see
• Council Bluff Lake · lake · Monroe · ~21 km · Must-see
• Pine Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~22 km · Must-see
• Murrill Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~25 km · Must-see
• Brown Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~26 km · Must-see
• Bezidek Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~27 km · Must-see
• Stono Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bell Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Iron · ~27 km · Must-see
• Oak Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~28 km · Must-see
• Womble Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~28 km · Must-see
• St. Joe State Park · sanctuary · Saint Francois · ~29 km · Must-see
• Battle of Pilot Knob State Historic Site · fort · Randolph · ~29 km · Must-see
• Peter Cave Hollow · cave · Monroe · ~30 km · Must-see
• Buck Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~30 km · Must-see
• Pilot Knob · viewpoint · Randolph · ~31 km · Must-see
• Bread Tray Mountain · viewpoint · Randolph · ~31 km · Must-see
• Wallace Hollow · viewpoint · Randolph · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bootleg Access

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Bootleg Access

• Buford Mountain Conservation Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~16 km · Must-see
• Bell Mountain Wilderness · sanctuary · Iron · ~27 km · Must-see
• St. Joe State Park · sanctuary · Saint Francois · ~29 km · Must-see
• St. Francois State Park · sanctuary · Saint Francois · ~34 km · Must-see
• Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park · sanctuary · Reynolds · ~37 km · Must-see
• Washington State Park · sanctuary · Washington · ~38 km · Must-see
• Taum Sauk Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Reynolds · ~39 km · Must-see
• Pickle Springs Natural Area · sanctuary · Randolph · ~51 km · Must-see
• Hawn State Park · sanctuary · Ste. Genevieve · ~58 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~62 km · Must-see

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