Local favourite park · Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
Open Area
Open Area is a park in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka.
Open 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 Open 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 Open Area — distance from nearby cities
- From Nuwara Eliya (LK): about 34 km by road (27 km straight line) · directions · more places near Nuwara Eliya
- From Ratnapura (LK): about 39 km by road (31 km straight line) · directions · more places near Ratnapura
- From Kandy (LK): about 52 km by road (42 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kandy
- From Ella (LK): about 70 km by road (56 km straight line) · directions · more places near Ella
- From Colombo (LK): about 94 km by road (75 km straight line) · directions · more places near Colombo
Coordinates: 6.92379, 80.54318. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Open Area
- Norton Dam · lake · Nuwara Eliya · ~3 km · Must-see
- Aberdeen Waterfall · waterfall · Nuwara Eliya · ~7 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Laxapana Dam · lake · Nuwara Eliya · ~7 km · Must-see
- Canyon Dam · lake · Nuwara Eliya · ~8 km · Must-see
- Castlereigh Dam · lake · Nuwara Eliya · ~8 km · Must-see
- Maskeliya Dam · lake · Nuwara Eliya · ~11 km · Must-see
- Upper Kotmale Dam · lake · Nuwara Eliya · ~16 km · Must-see
- Sri Pada / Adam's Peak · viewpoint · Ratnapura · ~17 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Sri Pada Wilderness Sanctuary | World Heritage Site of UNESCO · fort · Ratnapura · ~17 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Sri Pada Foot Print · viewpoint · Ratnapura · ~17 km · Must-see
- Kotmale Dam · lake · Nuwara Eliya · ~20 km · Must-see
- Shri Bhakta Hanuman Temple · temple · Nuwara Eliya · ~28 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Ramboda Falls · waterfall · Nuwara Eliya · ~29 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Kikiliyamana · viewpoint · Nuwara Eliya · ~29 km · Must-see
- Bopath Falls · waterfall · Ratnapura · ~29 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- The Eagle’s View Point · viewpoint · Nuwara Eliya · ~30 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Single Tree Hill · viewpoint · Nuwara Eliya · ~31 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Kuruwita Purana Viharaya · Buddhist site · Ratnapura · ~32 km · Must-see
Other parks near Open Area
- Victoria Park · park · Nuwara Eliya · ~32 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Diyasaru Park · park · Colombo · ~85 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Diyatha Uyana Park · park · Colombo · ~87 km · Very popular · Must-see
- Weras Ganga Park · park · Colombo · ~90 km · Must-see
- Pitawala Pathana, Riverston · park · Matale · ~92 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Vihara Maha Devi Park · park · Colombo · ~94 km · Must-see
- Ridiyagama Safari Park · park · Hambantota · ~112 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Mahara Jogging Track · park · Gampaha · ~86 km · Well liked
- Water Extraction · park · Nuwara Eliya · ~0 km
- 66 · park · Nuwara Eliya · ~0 km
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Frequently asked
Is Open Area open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Open Area yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Open Area?
Year-round, evenings. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
How far is Open Area from Nuwara Eliya?
Open Area is about 34 km by road from Nuwara Eliya (27 km straight line), 39 km from Ratnapura and 52 km from Kandy. Open the road-trip planner on Spotwander for turn-by-turn directions and stops on the way.
What are the places to visit near Open Area?
Nearby: Norton Dam (lake, 3 km), Aberdeen Waterfall (waterfall, 7 km), Laxapana Dam (lake, 7 km), Canyon Dam (lake, 8 km), Castlereigh Dam (lake, 8 km), Maskeliya Dam (lake, 11 km).