Hand Park

Hand 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 Hand 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 Hand Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.93961, -95.22226. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hand Park

• Haskell Indian Nations University · sanctuary · Douglas · ~1 km · Must-see
• Baker Wetlands · sanctuary · Douglas · ~3 km · Must-see
• Natural History Museum · museum · Douglas · ~4 km · Must-see
• Spencer Museum of Art · museum · Douglas · ~4 km · Must-see
• Watkins Museum of History · museum · Douglas · ~4 km · Must-see
• Saint Luke African Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Douglas · ~4 km · Must-see
• Stewart's Fort · fort · Douglas · ~4 km · Must-see
• Plymouth Congregational Church · church · Douglas · ~4 km · Must-see
• Mount Oread · viewpoint · Douglas · ~4 km · Must-see
• Franklin's Fort · fort · Douglas · ~5 km · Must-see
• North Lawrence Christian Church · church · Douglas · ~5 km · Must-see
• Fort Wakarusa · fort · Douglas · ~9 km · Must-see
• Clinton State Park · sanctuary · Douglas · ~15 km · Must-see
• Clinton Lake · lake · Douglas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lone Star Lake Dam · lake · Douglas · ~22 km · Must-see
• Constitution Hall State Historic Site · sanctuary · Douglas · ~24 km · Must-see
• Twin Mounds Church · church · Douglas · ~29 km · Must-see
• Twin Mounds · viewpoint · Douglas · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hand Park

Other parks near Hand Park

• Kansas City Renaissance Festival · park · Wyandotte · ~45 km · Must-see
• Hillsdale State Park- Hillsdale Point Recreation Area · park · Miami · ~49 km · Must-see
• Gage Park · park · Shawnee · ~57 km · Must-see
• English Landing Park · park · Platte · ~68 km · Must-see
• Loose Memorial Park · park · Johnson · ~69 km · Must-see
• Fairyland Park · park · Jackson · ~73 km · Must-see
• Swope Park · park · Johnson · ~75 km · Must-see
• Swope Park · park · Jackson · ~76 km · Must-see
• Eisenhower State Park · park · Osage · ~82 km · Must-see
• Hawk Ridge Park · park · Cass · ~83 km · Must-see

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