Public Square

Public Square: 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 Public Square

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 Public Square — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.11902, -90.32894. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Public Square

• Pere Marquette State Park · sanctuary · Jersey · ~25 km · Must-see
• Koster Site · fort · Greene · ~27 km · Must-see
• Benjamin Godfrey Chapel · church · Madison · ~28 km · Must-see
• Duncan Farm · fort · Jersey · ~29 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jersey · ~31 km · Must-see
• McPike Mansion · attraction · Madison · ~34 km · Must-see
• Piasa Bird · fort · Madison · ~34 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~35 km · Must-see
• Golden Eagle-Toppmeyer Site · fort · Calhoun · ~35 km · Must-see
• Alton Museum of History and Art · museum · Madison · ~36 km · Must-see
• Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument · fort · Madison · ~36 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Macoupin · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fort Belle Fontaine · fort · Madison · ~42 km · Must-see
• Kamp Mound Site · fort · Calhoun · ~43 km · Must-see
• Edward "Ted" and Pat Jones Confluence Point State Park · sanctuary · Saint Charles · ~45 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~47 km · Must-see
• Blanchette Landing Access · sanctuary · Calhoun · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lewis & Clark Expidition · fort · Madison · ~49 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Public Square

Other parks near Public Square

• Chain of Rocks Park · park · Madison · ~52 km · Must-see
• McDonnell Park · park · Madison · ~57 km · Must-see
• SIUE Gardens · park · Madison · ~57 km · Must-see
• O'Fallon Park · park · Madison · ~62 km · Must-see
• Fairground Park · park · Madison · ~64 km · Must-see
• Fairground Park · park · Saint Louis · ~64 km · Must-see
• Hyde Park · park · Madison · ~65 km · Must-see
• Cuivre River State Park · park · Lincoln · ~66 km · Must-see
• Saint Louis Place Park · park · Saint Louis · ~66 km · Must-see
• Forest Park · park · Saint Louis · ~67 km · Must-see

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