McDowell

McDowell: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

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

Best time to visit McDowell

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach McDowell — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.09444, -96.68868. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McDowell

• Konza Prairie Biological Station · sanctuary · Riley · ~13 km · Must-see
• Sunset Park · park · Riley · ~15 km · Must-see
• Seven Dolors Catholic Church · church · Riley · ~18 km · Must-see
• First Congregational United Church of Christ · church · Riley · ~18 km · Must-see
• Kansas State University Gardens · sanctuary · Riley · ~18 km · Must-see
• Manhattan · church · Riley · ~19 km · Must-see
• Milford Lake State Park Marina · lake · Geary · ~23 km · Must-see
• Tuttle Creek Lake · lake · Pottawatomie · ~35 km · Must-see
• Kansas Landscape Arboretum · sanctuary · Clay · ~38 km · Must-see
• Council Grove City Lake Dam · lake · Morris · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lander Park Carousel · attraction · Dickinson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum · museum · Dickinson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Wabaunsee · lake · Wabaunsee · ~62 km · Must-see
• Abilene & Smokey Valley Railway · viewpoint · Dickinson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Hermit's Cave on Belfry Hill · cave · Morris · ~64 km · Must-see
• Council Grove · sanctuary · Morris · ~64 km · Must-see
• Funston Monument · fort · Riley · ~5 km
• General Leonard Wood Monument · fort · Riley · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of McDowell

Other hill stations & viewpoints near McDowell

• Abilene & Smokey Valley Railway · viewpoint · Dickinson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Soldier Cap Mound · viewpoint · Saline · ~131 km · Must-see
• Twin Mounds · viewpoint · Douglas · ~133 km · Must-see
• Sumner Hill · viewpoint · Riley · ~5 km
• Packers Hill · viewpoint · Riley · ~6 km
• Rodney Hill · viewpoint · Riley · ~7 km
• Campbell Hill · viewpoint · Riley · ~7 km
• Sheridan Point · viewpoint · Riley · ~7 km
• Pawnee Point · viewpoint · Riley · ~8 km
• Battery Hill · viewpoint · Riley · ~9 km

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