Picnic Area

Picnic 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 Picnic 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 Picnic Area — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.04203, -96.16294. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Picnic Area

• Lewis and Clark State Park · park · Monona · ~0 km · Must-see
• Blackbird Bend Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Monona · ~11 km · Must-see
• Emmanuel Lutheran Church · church · Dakota · ~58 km · Must-see
• South Ravine Park · park · Woodbury · ~61 km · Must-see
• Sergeant Floyd Monument · fort · Woodbury · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lewis Park · sanctuary · Woodbury · ~63 km · Must-see
• Sioux City Art Center · church · Woodbury · ~67 km · Must-see
• Woodbury County Courthouse · sanctuary · Woodbury · ~68 km · Must-see
• Saint Thomas Orthodox Church · church · Woodbury · ~68 km · Must-see
• John Peirce Mansion · fort · Woodbury · ~71 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Museum · museum · Harrison · ~71 km · Must-see
• Blue Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Monona · ~2 km
• Decatur Bend County Park · park · Monona · ~5 km
• Onawa Materials Yard Wildlife Area · park · Monona · ~6 km
• Gaukel Park · park · Monona · ~7 km
• Monona County Historical Museum · museum · Monona · ~7 km
• Monona County Veterans Memorial Museum · museum · Monona · ~7 km
• Liberty Park · park · Monona · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Picnic Area

Other parks near Picnic Area

• Lewis and Clark State Park · park · Monona · ~0 km · Must-see
• South Ravine Park · park · Woodbury · ~61 km · Must-see
• Stone State Park · park · Woodbury · ~76 km · Must-see
• Wayne Historical Marker · park · Wayne · ~89 km · Must-see
• Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area · park · Dodge · ~93 km · Must-see
• Hummel Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~95 km · Must-see
• Benson Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~104 km · Must-see
• Fontenelle Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~105 km · Must-see
• Kountze Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~107 km · Must-see
• Adams Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~107 km · Must-see

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