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Places near Sparta by type
All 220 places by distance →One day from Sparta
5 stops, one loop, back by 7:33 pm
132 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Sparta
- Baldwin Lakelake · 45 min
- Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Areanature spot · 2 hrs
- Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Sitefort · 1.5 hrs
- Randolph County State Recreation Areanature spot · 2 hrs
- Pyramid State Recreation Areanature spot · 2 hrs
- Back in Sparta
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Sparta?
Brown Memorial Museum (monument, about 1 km), Randolph County State Recreation Area (nature spot, about 21 km), Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area (nature spot, about 21 km), Baldwin Lake (lake, about 22 km), Pyramid State Recreation Area (nature spot, about 28 km), Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site (fort, about 31 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Sparta?
46 places on Spotwander: 7 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 7 wildlife, forests & gardens, 3 hill stations & viewpoints, 10 forts & heritage, 2 parks.
Which is the nearest lake to Sparta?
City Reservoir, about 14 km by road; Baldwin Lake (22 km) is next.
Which is the nearest sanctuary to Sparta?
Randolph County State Recreation Area, about 21 km by road; Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area (21 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Sparta?
Start in Sparta, visit Baldwin Lake, then Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area, then Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site, then Randolph County State Recreation Area, then Pyramid State Recreation Area, and drive back — about 132 km by road in all.