Buttonwillow

Buttonwillow: 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 Buttonwillow

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 Buttonwillow — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.40000, -119.45000. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Buttonwillow

• Tule Elk State Natural Reserve · sanctuary · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Evans · lake · ~29 km · Must-see
• Wasco · church · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lake Webb · lake · ~32 km · Must-see
• Buena Vista Lake · lake · Kern · ~34 km · Must-see
• Taft State Park · park · Kern · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lost Hills · sanctuary · ~41 km · Must-see
• McFarland · sanctuary · Esmeralda · ~46 km · Must-see
• Jastro Park · park · ~47 km · Must-see
• Maricopa City Park · viewpoint · Kern · ~48 km · Must-see
• Beale Park · park · ~49 km · Must-see
• Kern County Museum · museum · ~49 km · Must-see
• Carrizo Plain National Monument · sanctuary · San Luis Obispo · ~49 km · Must-see
• Bakersfield Museum of Art · church · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mill Creek · park · ~50 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Park · sanctuary · ~53 km · Must-see
• Soda Lake (San Luis Obispo County) · lake · ~55 km · Must-see
• Kern Lake · lake · Kern · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Buttonwillow

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Buttonwillow

• Tule Elk State Natural Reserve · sanctuary · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lost Hills · sanctuary · ~41 km · Must-see
• McFarland · sanctuary · Esmeralda · ~46 km · Must-see
• Carrizo Plain National Monument · sanctuary · San Luis Obispo · ~49 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Park · sanctuary · ~53 km · Must-see
• Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park · sanctuary · Esmeralda · ~65 km · Must-see
• Wind Wolves Preserve · sanctuary · Kern · ~73 km · Must-see
• Pixley · sanctuary · Esmeralda · ~81 km · Must-see
• Chumash Wilderness · sanctuary · Ventura · ~87 km · Must-see
• San Rafael Wilderness · sanctuary · Santa Barbara · ~94 km · Must-see

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