Prairie Park

Prairie 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 Prairie 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 Prairie Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.56358, -90.00205. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Prairie Park

• Canton Lake · lake · Fulton · ~2 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Fulton · ~16 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Mason · ~26 km · Must-see
• Sand Ridge State Forest · sanctuary · Mason · ~26 km · Must-see
• Dickson Mounds · fort · Fulton · ~32 km · Must-see
• Ogden-Fettie Site · fort · Fulton · ~33 km · Must-see
• Rockwell Mound · fort · Mason · ~37 km · Must-see
• Wildlife Prairie Park · sanctuary · Peoria · ~37 km · Must-see
• Pekin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area · lake · Tazewell · ~39 km · Must-see
• Peoria Pool · lake · Peoria · ~41 km · Must-see
• Fort Creve Coeur Park & Campground · church · Tazewell · ~43 km · Must-see
• Laura Bradley Park · park · Peoria · ~45 km · Must-see
• Peoria Riverfront Museum · museum · Peoria · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences · museum · Peoria · ~48 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's Episcopal Church · church · Peoria · ~48 km · Must-see
• Luthy Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Peoria · ~50 km · Must-see
• Peoria Zoo · sanctuary · Peoria · ~50 km · Must-see
• Forest Park Nature Center · park · Peoria · ~52 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Prairie Park

Other parks near Prairie Park

• Laura Bradley Park · park · Peoria · ~45 km · Must-see
• Forest Park Nature Center · park · Peoria · ~52 km · Must-see
• Logan Courthouse Square Historic District · park · Logan · ~89 km · Must-see
• Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area · park · Logan · ~90 km · Must-see
• Miller Park · park · McLean · ~106 km · Must-see
• Illinois State Fairgrounds · park · Sangamon · ~108 km · Must-see
• Delabar State Park · park · Henderson · ~113 km · Must-see
• Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park · park · Henry · ~114 km · Must-see
• Crapo Park · park · Des Moines · ~120 km · Must-see
• Dankwardt Memorial Park · park · Des Moines · ~120 km · Must-see

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