Flat Rock

Flat Rock: 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 park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Flat Rock

Season: Year-round, evenings.

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 Flat Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.00524, -89.42450. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Flat Rock

• Pyramid State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Perry · ~7 km · Must-see
• Kinkaid Lake · lake · Jackson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Piney Creek Ravine Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Randolph · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Murphysboro State Park · lake · Jackson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Randolph County State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Randolph · ~35 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua Lake · lake · Jackson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Little Grand Canyon · sanctuary · Jackson · ~45 km · Must-see
• WSIU-FM (Carbondale) · lake · Jackson · ~46 km · Must-see
• Pomona Natural Bridge · sanctuary · Jackson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake Dam · lake · Jackson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake · lake · Crittenden · ~53 km · Must-see
• Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument · sanctuary · Williamson · ~53 km · Must-see
• Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site · fort · Randolph · ~53 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake · lake · Franklin · ~54 km · Must-see
• Kaskaskia River State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Randolph · ~55 km · Must-see
• Crab Orchard Lake · lake · Williamson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Franklin · ~56 km · Must-see
• Baldwin Lake · lake · Randolph · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Flat Rock

Other parks near Flat Rock

• Maria Pellegrino Park · park · Alexander · ~116 km · Must-see
• Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park · park · Saint Clair · ~118 km · Must-see
• Aboussie Park · park · Saint Louis · ~120 km · Must-see
• Carondelet Park · park · Saint Louis · ~120 km · Must-see
• Benton Park · park · Saint Louis · ~120 km · Must-see
• Kiener Plaza · park · Saint Louis · ~120 km · Must-see
• Citygarden · park · Saint Louis · ~120 km · Must-see
• Lafayette Park · park · Saint Louis · ~121 km · Must-see
• Memorial Plaza · park · Saint Louis · ~121 km · Must-see
• Aloe Plaza · park · Saint Louis · ~122 km · Must-see

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