Local favourite park · Ford, Kansas
Optimist Park
Optimist Park is a park in Ford, Kansas.
Optimist 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 park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Optimist Park
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 Optimist Park — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 37.75918, -100.04136. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Optimist Park
- Boot Hill Museum · museum · Ford · ~2 km · Must-see
- Sacred Heart Cathedral · church · Ford · ~3 km · Must-see
- KEDD-AM (Dodge City) · church · Ford · ~4 km · Must-see
- Fort Dodge · fort · Ford · ~12 km · Must-see
- Santa Fe Trail Remains Lookout · viewpoint · Ford · ~18 km · Must-see
- Clark County State Lake Dam · lake · Clark · ~60 km · Must-see
- Big Basin Prairie Preserve · sanctuary · Clark · ~73 km · Must-see
- Kansas Teachers Hall of Fame and Gunfighters Wax Museum · museum · Ford · ~2 km
- Boot Hill · viewpoint · Ford · ~2 km
- Grace Community Church · church · Ford · ~4 km
- Fort Atkinson · fort · Ford · ~5 km
- Fort Saunders · fort · Ford · ~5 km
- Fort Mann · fort · Ford · ~14 km
- Ford State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area · lake · Ford · ~15 km
- Ford State Fishing Lake · lake · Ford · ~16 km
- Ford County Dam · lake · Ford · ~16 km
- Pullers Peak · viewpoint · Ford · ~23 km
- Cave Church · cave · Gray · ~39 km
Other parks near Optimist Park
- Beaver River Wildlife Management Area · park · Beaver · ~149 km · Must-see
- Washington Park · park · Kiowa · ~67 km
- Greensburg City Pool · park · Kiowa · ~85 km
- Cradle Park · park · Kiowa · ~86 km
- Finnup Park · park · Finney · ~95 km
- Louck Park · park · Kearny · ~139 km
- Beaver River Wildlife Management Area - McFarland Unit · park · Beaver · ~141 km
- VFW Park · park · Ford · ~1 km
- Chilton Park · park · Ford · ~2 km
- Long Branch Lagoon · park · Ford · ~2 km
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Frequently asked
Is Optimist Park open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Optimist Park yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Optimist Park?
Year-round, evenings. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Optimist Park?
Nearby: Boot Hill Museum (museum, 2 km), Sacred Heart Cathedral (church, 3 km), KEDD-AM (Dodge City) (church, 4 km), Fort Dodge (fort, 12 km), Santa Fe Trail Remains Lookout (viewpoint, 18 km), Clark County State Lake Dam (lake, 60 km).