Thompson Park

Thompson 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 Thompson 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 Thompson Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.13083, -95.89696. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thompson Park

• Bellevue · church · Pottawattamie · ~5 km · Must-see
• Brown Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~11 km · Must-see
• Upland Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~11 km · Must-see
• Upland Park · park · Douglas · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Manawa · lake · Pottawattamie · ~11 km · Must-see
• Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium · park · Pottawattamie · ~13 km · Must-see
• Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium · sanctuary · Douglas · ~13 km · Must-see
• Hitchcock Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~14 km · Must-see
• Pony Creek Park · sanctuary · Mills · ~14 km · Must-see
• Pulaski Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~15 km · Must-see
• St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church · church · Pottawattamie · ~16 km · Must-see
• Fun-Plex · park · Pottawattamie · ~16 km · Must-see
• Durham Museum · museum · Pottawattamie · ~17 km · Must-see
• Golden Spike Monument · fort · Pottawattamie · ~17 km · Must-see
• Historic General Dodge House · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~18 km · Must-see
• Saint John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church · church · Douglas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Trinity Cathedral · church · Douglas · ~19 km · Must-see
• First Unitarian Church of Omaha · church · Douglas · ~19 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Thompson Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Thompson Park

• Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium · sanctuary · Douglas · ~13 km · Must-see
• Pony Creek Park · sanctuary · Mills · ~14 km · Must-see
• Historic General Dodge House · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Memorial Park · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark Monument Park · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~24 km · Must-see
• Miller Park · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~26 km · Must-see
• Chalco Hills Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~28 km · Must-see
• Platte River State Park · sanctuary · Cass · ~38 km · Must-see
• Hitchcock Nature Center · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~39 km · Must-see
• Schramm Park State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Mills · ~40 km · Must-see

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