Simms Park

Simms 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 Simms 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 Simms Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.95699, -89.10284. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Simms Park

• Vandalia Municipal Reservoir Dam · lake · Fayette · ~8 km · Must-see
• Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Fayette · ~29 km · Must-see
• Governor Bond Lake · lake · Bond · ~32 km · Must-see
• Carlyle Reservoir · lake · Clinton · ~40 km · Must-see
• Eldon Hazlet State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~48 km · Must-see
• Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Marion · ~48 km · Must-see
• South Shore State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Glenn Shoals Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~52 km · Must-see
• Thompson Mill Covered Bridge · attraction · Shelby · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Sara · lake · Henderson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Raccoon Lake Dam · lake · Marion · ~57 km · Must-see
• Kitchell Park · park · Christian · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Kanagga · lake · Henderson · ~61 km · Must-see
• The Cross at the Crossroads · fort · Henderson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Lake Lou Yaeger Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~63 km · Must-see
• S.S. President · attraction · Effingham · ~70 km · Must-see
• Lake Shelbyville Dam · lake · Shelby · ~72 km · Must-see
• Vandalia State House State Historic Site · museum · Fayette · ~1 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Simms Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Simms Park

• Eldon Hazlet State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~48 km · Must-see
• Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Marion · ~48 km · Must-see
• South Shore State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~51 km · Must-see
• Eagle Creek State Park · sanctuary · Shelby · ~87 km · Must-see
• Prairie Ridge State Natural Area · sanctuary · Henderson · ~99 km · Must-see
• Bohm Woods Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Madison · ~101 km · Must-see
• Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Henderson · ~106 km · Must-see
• Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Jasper · ~107 km · Must-see
• Edward "Ted" and Pat Jones Confluence Point State Park · sanctuary · Saint Charles · ~112 km · Must-see
• Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site · sanctuary · Saint Clair · ~113 km · Must-see

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