Former State Prison

Former State Prison: 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 Former State Prison

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 Former State Prison — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.25791, -84.40613. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Former State Prison

• Gilletts Lake · lake · Jackson · ~10 km · Must-see
• The Coe House Museum · museum · Jackson · ~19 km · Must-see
• Clark Lake · lake · Jackson · ~21 km · Must-see
• Meridian-Baseline State Park · park · Jackson · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Columbia · lake · Jackson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Waterloo State Recreation Area · park · Jackson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Goose Creek Grasslands Nature Sanctuary · sanctuary · Lenawee · ~28 km · Must-see
• McCourtie Park · park · Hillsdale · ~29 km · Must-see
• Waterloo Farm Museum · museum · Jackson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Huntoon Lake · lake · Ingham · ~30 km · Must-see
• Teaspoon Hill · viewpoint · Ingham · ~31 km · Must-see
• Watkins Lake State Park · lake · Jackson · ~33 km · Must-see
• Cambridge Junction Historic State Park · park · Lenawee · ~33 km · Must-see
• Waterloo-Pinckney Hiking Trail · trek · Washtenaw · ~34 km · Must-see
• Green Lake · lake · Washtenaw · ~38 km · Must-see
• W. J. Hayes State Park · park · Lenawee · ~38 km · Must-see
• Devils Lake · lake · Lenawee · ~39 km · Must-see
• Hidden Lake Gardens · lake · Lenawee · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Former State Prison

Other parks near Former State Prison

• Meridian-Baseline State Park · park · Jackson · ~23 km · Must-see
• Waterloo State Recreation Area · park · Jackson · ~27 km · Must-see
• McCourtie Park · park · Hillsdale · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cambridge Junction Historic State Park · park · Lenawee · ~33 km · Must-see
• W. J. Hayes State Park · park · Lenawee · ~38 km · Must-see
• Slayton Arboretum · park · Hillsdale · ~50 km · Must-see
• Dexter Huron Metropolitan Park · park · Washtenaw · ~56 km · Must-see
• Delhi Metropark · park · Washtenaw · ~62 km · Must-see
• Horticultural Garden · park · Ingham · ~65 km · Must-see
• Crego Park · park · Ingham · ~65 km · Must-see

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