Dotson Park

Dotson 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 Dotson 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 Dotson Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.11689, -87.88058. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dotson Park

• Beshear Lake Dam · lake · Caldwell · ~22 km · Must-see
• Pennyrile State Forest · sanctuary · Christian · ~24 km · Must-see
• Barkley Dam · lake · Lyon · ~39 km · Must-see
• Barkley Lock · lake · Livingston · ~41 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Dam · lake · Marshall · ~46 km · Must-see
• Lake Barkley · lake · Trigg · ~47 km · Must-see
• Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park · attraction · Marshall · ~48 km · Must-see
• Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area · sanctuary · Trigg · ~55 km · Must-see
• Freeman Chapel C.M.E. Church · church · Christian · ~56 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · Christian · ~56 km · Must-see
• Northside Baptist Church · church · Caldwell · ~1 km
• Adsmore Museum · museum · Caldwell · ~1 km
• Adsmore · fort · Caldwell · ~1 km
• Confederate Soldier Monument · fort · Caldwell · ~1 km
• Princeton Art Guild · museum · Caldwell · ~1 km
• Historic Princeton Downtown Commercial District · fort · Caldwell · ~1 km
• Saint Paul Catholic Church · church · Caldwell · ~3 km
• University of Kentucky Research and Education Center Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Caldwell · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Dotson Park

Other parks near Dotson Park

• Ft. Henry Trail Head at Land Between The Lakes · park · Middle Tennessee · ~86 km · Must-see
• Garvin Park · park · Vanderburgh · ~127 km · Must-see
• Bumpus Mills Recreation Area · park · Middle Tennessee · ~69 km
• Saline Creek Access Point · park · Middle Tennessee · ~70 km
• Saline Creek Public Use Area · park · Middle Tennessee · ~70 km
• Bear Creek Waterfowl Management Unit · park · Middle Tennessee · ~77 km
• Perez Baseball Field · park · Middle Tennessee · ~82 km
• Dryers Creek Recreational Area · park · Middle Tennessee · ~86 km
• Lick Creek Recreation Area · park · Middle Tennessee · ~88 km
• Billy Dunlop Park · park · Middle Tennessee · ~91 km

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