Sid Simpson State Park

Sid Simpson State 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 Sid Simpson State 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 Sid Simpson State Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.95671, -91.41793. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Sid Simpson State Park

• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum · museum · Marion · ~35 km · Must-see
• Rickey Hollow · viewpoint · Marion · ~37 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Chapel and Cemetery · church · Adams · ~48 km · Must-see
• Saint Peters Brush Creek Catholic Church · church · Ralls · ~51 km · Must-see
• Free Frank McWorter Grave Site · sanctuary · Pike · ~54 km · Must-see
• Griffin Hollow · viewpoint · Ralls · ~59 km · Must-see
• New Philadelphia National Historic Site · fort · Pike · ~61 km · Must-see
• Church of All Saints · church · Lee · ~61 km · Must-see
• Clarence Cannon Dam · lake · Ralls · ~65 km · Must-see
• Weinberg-King State Park · sanctuary · Schuyler · ~67 km · Must-see
• Iliniwek Village State Historic Site · sanctuary · Clark · ~67 km · Must-see
• Historic Carthage Jail · museum · Hancock · ~70 km · Must-see
• Downtown Quincy Historic District · fort · Adams · ~4 km
• Quincy Museum · museum · Adams · ~5 km
• Governor John Wood Mansion · fort · Adams · ~5 km
• John Wood Mansion · museum · Marion · ~5 km
• Canton Chute Public Use Area · waterfall · Adams · ~5 km

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Sid Simpson State Park

• Free Frank McWorter Grave Site · sanctuary · Pike · ~54 km · Must-see
• Weinberg-King State Park · sanctuary · Schuyler · ~67 km · Must-see
• Iliniwek Village State Historic Site · sanctuary · Clark · ~67 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo State Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~82 km · Must-see
• Battle of Athens State Historic Site · sanctuary · Lee · ~93 km · Must-see
• Shimek State Forest - Farmington Unit · sanctuary · Lee · ~100 km · Must-see
• Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~118 km · Must-see
• Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Boone · ~138 km · Must-see
• Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~140 km · Must-see
• Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak · sanctuary · Mason · ~146 km · Must-see

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