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Places near Atkins by type
All 265 places by distance →One day from Atkins
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:21 pm
74 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Atkins
- Palmetto Churchchurch · 30 min
- First Christian Churchchurch · 30 min
- Winthrop Rockefeller Lakelake · 45 min
- Petit Jean State Parknature spot · 2 hrs
- Lake Atkins Damdam · 45 min
- Back in Atkins
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Atkins?
Petit Jean State Park (nature spot, about 17 km), Winthrop Rockefeller Lake (lake, about 18 km), Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge (nature spot, about 20 km), Missouri-Pacific Depot (heritage site, about 1 km), First Christian Church (church, about 23 km), Confederate Memorial Park & Pine Knob Mountain Bike Skills Park (monument, about 23 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Atkins?
167 places on Spotwander: 57 hill stations & viewpoints, 36 churches, 23 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 20 waterfalls, 12 forts & heritage.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Atkins?
Carrion Crow Mountain, about 5 km by road; Bunker Mountain (13 km) is next.
Which is the nearest church to Atkins?
Palmetto Church, about 4 km by road; Bells Chapel (7 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Atkins?
Start in Atkins, visit Palmetto Church, then First Christian Church, then Winthrop Rockefeller Lake, then Petit Jean State Park, then Lake Atkins Dam, and drive back — about 74 km by road in all.



























