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Monarch Butterfly Grove

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Monarch Butterfly Grove

1,026 Reviews
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Bill H wrote a review Nov 2020
Traverse City, Michigan858 contributions284 helpful votes
Sometime a waste of time
The day I stopped at this grove of trees it was estimated that there were about 255 butterflies there in the whole grove. The souvenir wagon was more interesting then the random butterfly. Every now and them you can witness a bird snatch one in mid air for dinner. They are a fascinating bug and I was disappointed that the different reproduction cycle for north and south bound wasn't explained. No other creature replicates this cycle.…
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Date of experience: November 2020
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Melody49 wrote a review Nov 2020
Redwood City, California22 contributions
Butterflies
What a great place for kids to visit. There are volunteers there to answer all the questions thelittle ones may have (and they do have questions)
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Date of experience: February 2020
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otalay wrote a review Oct 2020
Whittier, California301 contributions74 helpful votes
Great park for a family visit
Very small park, had some butterflies there when I was there. Is accessible by car or bike path........
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Date of experience: October 2020
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mtssing wrote a review Sep 2020
Los Angeles, California5 contributions1 helpful vote
Smaller grove than I imagined
Not quite sure how to rate this, as we came in the off season. What surprised me was that the grove was pretty small - a stand of maybe 20 trees - maybe the size of a city block. I looked at it on a map and for some reason, thought it was a big area, but it's not! Parking area was small right in front of the grove. I just wonder if it's a zoo when it is in season? Not sure I would make a trip to the area just to see the butterflies, as we didn't spend much time here, even though we walked all around.…
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Date of experience: September 2020
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ROCruiser wrote a review Sep 2020
Claremont, California4,531 contributions408 helpful votes
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Not in Season
We were there in August, not butterfly season, but still enjoyed the beautiful surroundings of this area. The State park next to the grove was closed and we had to park our RV across the street which was OK. There weren't that many visitors there but locals taking their dogs for walks. Free to enter. It was a nice, easy walk from the grove to the dunes. Great views. Only saw a couple of lonely monarch butterflies while we were there. Would love to come back when the time is right.…
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Date of experience: August 2020
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