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Places near Parkes by type
All 219 places by distance →One day from Parkes
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:41 pm
97 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Parkes
- Ben Hall Shooting Siteheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Millers Lookoutviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Sparlings Swampnature spot · 2 hrs
- Beargamil Damdam · 45 min
- Nash Hillhill · 1 hrs
- Back in Parkes
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Parkes?
Memorial Hill (monument, about 1 km), Cooke Park (park, about 1 km), Keast Park (park, about 1 km), Woodward Park (park, about 1 km), Spicer Park (park, about 1 km), Cheney Park (park, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Parkes?
84 places on Spotwander: 31 hill stations & viewpoints, 22 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 9 forts & heritage, 9 parks, 5 wildlife, forests & gardens.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Parkes?
Memorial Hill, about 1 km by road; Bushmans Hill (2 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to Parkes?
Bushmans Dam, about 2 km by road; Beargamil Dam (12 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Parkes?
Start in Parkes, visit Ben Hall Shooting Site, then Millers Lookout, then Sparlings Swamp, then Beargamil Dam, then Nash Hill, and drive back — about 97 km by road in all.