Oldham Recreation Area

Oldham Recreation Area: 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 Oldham Recreation Area

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 Oldham Recreation Area — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.00724, -95.78851. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Oldham Recreation Area

• Lewis and Clark State Park · park · Monona · ~39 km · Must-see
• Blackbird Bend Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Monona · ~50 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Museum · museum · Harrison · ~70 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake (Iowa) · lake · Pottawattamie · ~74 km · Must-see
• Granger Hill · viewpoint · Monona · ~11 km
• Ingemann Church · church · Monona · ~17 km
• Durr Hill · viewpoint · Monona · ~23 km
• Hundahl Dam · lake · Monona · ~24 km
• Beaver Run · sanctuary · Monona · ~26 km
• Mill Picayune Watershed Site B-3 Dam · lake · Harrison · ~30 km
• Monona County Arboretum · park · Monona · ~30 km
• Ropes Park · park · Monona · ~31 km
• Mill Picayune Watershed Site D-3 Dam · lake · Harrison · ~31 km
• Big Park Watershed Site A-3 Dam · lake · Crawford · ~31 km
• Mill Picayune Watershed Site M-2-1 Dam · lake · Harrison · ~32 km
• Ahart/Rudd Natural Resource Area · sanctuary · Crawford · ~32 km
• Monona County Veterans Memorial Museum · museum · Monona · ~32 km
• Monona County Historical Museum · museum · Monona · ~32 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Oldham Recreation Area

Other parks near Oldham Recreation Area

• Lewis and Clark State Park · park · Monona · ~39 km · Must-see
• South Ravine Park · park · Woodbury · ~86 km · Must-see
• Hummel Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~90 km · Must-see
• Fontenelle Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~101 km · Must-see
• Kountze Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~101 km · Must-see
• Benson Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~101 km · Must-see
• Adams Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~102 km · Must-see
• Stone State Park · park · Woodbury · ~102 km · Must-see
• Freedom Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~102 km · Must-see
• Metcalfe Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~104 km · Must-see

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