Finger Park

Finger Park: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Finger Park

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Finger Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.52977, -89.12201. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Finger Park

• Raccoon Lake Dam · lake · Marion · ~3 km · Must-see
• South Shore State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~24 km · Must-see
• Eldon Hazlet State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~29 km · Must-see
• Carlyle Reservoir · lake · Clinton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Marion · ~47 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Jefferson · ~48 km · Must-see
• Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Wayne · ~58 km · Must-see
• Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Union · ~58 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake · lake · Crittenden · ~61 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake · lake · Franklin · ~61 km · Must-see
• Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Franklin · ~61 km · Must-see
• Governor Bond Lake · lake · Bond · ~62 km · Must-see
• Vandalia Municipal Reservoir Dam · lake · Fayette · ~67 km · Must-see
• Lebanon Temple Church · church · Saint Clair · ~74 km · Must-see
• Temple Solomon · temple · Marion · ~1 km
• Centralia Historical Society · museum · Marion · ~2 km
• First Assembly of God Church · church · Marion · ~2 km
• Demaree United Methodist Church · church · Marion · ~2 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Finger Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Finger Park

• South Shore State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~24 km · Must-see
• Eldon Hazlet State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~29 km · Must-see
• Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Marion · ~47 km · Must-see
• Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Franklin · ~61 km · Must-see
• Ten Mile Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Union · ~81 km · Must-see
• Pyramid State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Perry · ~82 km · Must-see
• Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Randolph · ~96 km · Must-see
• Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument · sanctuary · Williamson · ~99 km · Must-see
• Randolph County State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Randolph · ~102 km · Must-see
• Hamilton County State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Union · ~103 km · Must-see

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