McDowell Park

McDowell 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 McDowell 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 McDowell Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.24801, -122.62053. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McDowell Park

• Shollenberger Park · park · Sonoma · ~4 km · Must-see
• Helen Putnam Regional Park · park · Sonoma · ~6 km · Must-see
• Petaluma Reservoir · lake · Sonoma · ~8 km · Must-see
• Sonoma Mountain · viewpoint · Sonoma · ~12 km · Must-see
• Tolay Lake · lake · Sonoma · ~12 km · Must-see
• Rohnert Park · church · Sonoma · ~13 km · Must-see
• Dhammadharini Monastery · Buddhist site · Sonoma · ~13 km · Must-see
• Fairfield Osborn Preserve · sanctuary · Sonoma · ~14 km · Must-see
• Laguna Lake · lake · Marin · ~15 km · Must-see
• Jack London State Historic Park · fort · Sonoma · ~15 km · Must-see
• Verano Park · park · Sonoma · ~17 km · Must-see
• Jack London's Wolf House · fort · Sonoma · ~17 km · Must-see
• North Bay Air Museum · museum · Sonoma · ~18 km · Must-see
• Marin Museum of the American Indian · museum · Marin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Sonoma Valley Museum of Art · museum · Sonoma · ~19 km · Must-see
• Sonoma State Historic Park · sanctuary · Sonoma · ~19 km · Must-see
• Suttonfield Lake · lake · Sonoma · ~19 km · Must-see
• Depot Park Museum · museum · Sonoma · ~19 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of McDowell Park

Other parks near McDowell Park

• Shollenberger Park · park · Sonoma · ~4 km · Must-see
• Helen Putnam Regional Park · park · Sonoma · ~6 km · Must-see
• Verano Park · park · Sonoma · ~17 km · Must-see
• Shorttail Gulch Coastal Access Trail · park · Sonoma · ~44 km · Must-see
• Six Flags Discovery Kingdom · park · Solano · ~45 km · Must-see
• Point Pinole Regional Shoreline · park · Contra Costa · ~46 km · Must-see
• Country Club Vista Park · park · Contra Costa · ~47 km · Must-see
• Edgewood Park · park · Marin · ~48 km · Must-see
• Alvarado Park · park · Contra Costa · ~53 km · Must-see
• Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline · park · Contra Costa · ~53 km · Must-see

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