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: 39.81094, -77.22203. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Picnic Area

• Gettysburg National Military Park · attraction · Adams · ~1 km · Must-see
• Big Round Top · viewpoint · Adams · ~4 km · Must-see
• Eisenhower National Historic Site · sanctuary · Adams · ~5 km · Must-see
• Sachs Covered Bridge · attraction · Adams · ~6 km · Must-see
• Michaux State Forest · sanctuary · Adams · ~21 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Adams · ~21 km · Must-see
• Caledonia State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fuller Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~32 km · Must-see
• Pine Grove Furnace State Park · park · Cumberland · ~32 km · Must-see
• Appalachian Trail Museum · museum · Cumberland · ~32 km · Must-see
• Laurel Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~32 km · Must-see
• Pen Mar Park · park · Washington · ~33 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Mountain Park · sanctuary · Frederick · ~33 km · Must-see
• Codorus State Park · park · York · ~34 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Mountain · viewpoint · Frederick · ~35 km · Must-see
• Quirauk Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~35 km · Must-see
• High Rock · viewpoint · Washington · ~36 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Wildlife Preserve & Zoo · sanctuary · Frederick · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Picnic Area

Other parks near Picnic Area

• Pine Grove Furnace State Park · park · Cumberland · ~32 km · Must-see
• Pen Mar Park · park · Washington · ~33 km · Must-see
• Codorus State Park · park · York · ~34 km · Must-see
• Tayamentasachta · park · Franklin · ~53 km · Must-see
• Fairgrounds Park · park · Washington · ~57 km · Must-see
• City Park · park · Washington · ~59 km · Must-see
• McCurdy Field · park · Frederick · ~60 km · Must-see
• City Island · park · Dauphin · ~71 km · Must-see
• Riverfront Park · park · Dauphin · ~73 km · Must-see
• Gathland State Park · park · Washington · ~73 km · Must-see

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