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All 261 places by distance →One day from Syracuse
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:51 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 Syracuse
- Brownell Creek Reservoir 16-Areservoir · 45 min
- N F Little Nemaha Reservoir 4-Freservoir · 45 min
- Arbor Lodge State Historical Park and Arboretumnature spot · 2 hrs
- Wilson Creek Reservoir 6-4reservoir · 45 min
- Wilson Creek Dam 9-6dam · 45 min
- Back in Syracuse
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Syracuse?
Brownell Creek Reservoir 16-A (reservoir, about 7 km), Wilson Creek Dam 9-6 (dam, about 10 km), Arbor Lodge State Historical Park and Arboretum (nature spot, about 32 km), Steinhart Park (park, about 33 km), N F Little Nemaha Reservoir 4-F (reservoir, about 14 km), Wilson Creek Reservoir 6-4 (reservoir, about 23 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Syracuse?
54 places on Spotwander: 18 parks, 14 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 8 wildlife, forests & gardens, 5 museums, 1 church.
Which is the nearest park to Syracuse?
Arbor Lodge State Historical Park, about 32 km by road; Steinhart Park (33 km) is next.
Which is the nearest lake to Syracuse?
Brownell Creek Reservoir 16-A, about 7 km by road; Wilson Creek Dam 9-6 (10 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Syracuse?
Start in Syracuse, visit Brownell Creek Reservoir 16-A, then N F Little Nemaha Reservoir 4-F, then Arbor Lodge State Historical Park and Arboretum, then Wilson Creek Reservoir 6-4, then Wilson Creek Dam 9-6, and drive back — about 74 km by road in all.