Forest Park

Forest 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 Forest 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 Forest Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.00808, -91.95156. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Forest Park

• New Sweden Baptist Church · church · Jefferson · ~17 km · Must-see
• American Gothic House · attraction · Wapello · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Sugema Wildlife Management Area · lake · Van Buren · ~43 km · Must-see
• Shimek State Forest - Farmington Unit · sanctuary · Lee · ~57 km · Must-see
• James B. Weaver House · sanctuary · Davis · ~60 km · Must-see
• Battle of Athens State Historic Site · sanctuary · Lee · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Wapello State Park · lake · Davis · ~71 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church · church · Jefferson · ~1 km
• Congregation Beth Shalom · church · Jefferson · ~1 km
• bunker · beach · Jefferson · ~1 km
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Jefferson · ~1 km
• First Christian Church · church · Jefferson · ~2 km
• Walton Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~2 km
• Lamson Woods State Preserve · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~2 km
• Reservoir Number Two · lake · Jefferson · ~2 km
• Maharishi Tower of Invincibility · fort · Jefferson · ~2 km
• Antioch Church · church · Jefferson · ~13 km
• Beauchamp Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Forest Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Forest Park

• Shimek State Forest - Farmington Unit · sanctuary · Lee · ~57 km · Must-see
• James B. Weaver House · sanctuary · Davis · ~60 km · Must-see
• Battle of Athens State Historic Site · sanctuary · Lee · ~64 km · Must-see
• Pilot Grove State Preserve · sanctuary · Iowa · ~88 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo State Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~88 km · Must-see
• Iliniwek Village State Historic Site · sanctuary · Clark · ~91 km · Must-see
• Toolesboro Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Louisa · ~95 km · Must-see
• Hickory Hill Park · sanctuary · Johnson · ~103 km · Must-see
• Big River State Forest · sanctuary · Henderson · ~108 km · Must-see
• Amana · sanctuary · Iowa · ~110 km · Must-see

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