Optimist Park

Optimist 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 Optimist 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 Optimist Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.11243, -97.34502. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Optimist Park

• Old Saint Lukes Episcopal Church · church · Bell · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mount Zion United Methodist Church · church · Bell · ~16 km · Must-see
• Bell County Expo Center · park · Bell · ~20 km · Must-see
• Belton Lake · lake · Bell · ~23 km · Must-see
• Salado United Methodist Church · church · Bell · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mother Neff State Park · park · Coryell · ~33 km · Must-see
• Stillhouse Hollow Lake · lake · Bell · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fort Gates · fort · Coryell · ~56 km · Must-see
• Granger Lake · lake · Williamson · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Waco · lake · McLennan · ~63 km · Must-see
• Cameron Park Zoo · sanctuary · McLennan · ~68 km · Must-see
• Cameron Park · park · McLennan · ~69 km · Must-see
• Berry Springs Park and Preserve · sanctuary · Williamson · ~69 km · Must-see
• Waco Mammoth National Monument · sanctuary · McLennan · ~71 km · Must-see
• Claudia Potter, M.D. · fort · Bell · ~1 km
• Arthur Carroll Scott, Sr., M.D. · fort · Bell · ~1 km
• City Federation of Women's Clubs · fort · Bell · ~2 km
• Bird Creek Indian Battle · fort · Bell · ~2 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Optimist Park

Other parks near Optimist Park

• Bell County Expo Center · park · Bell · ~20 km · Must-see
• Mother Neff State Park · park · Coryell · ~33 km · Must-see
• Cameron Park · park · McLennan · ~69 km · Must-see
• San Gabriel Park · park · Williamson · ~75 km · Must-see
• Blue Hole Park · park · Williamson · ~77 km · Must-see
• Chisholm Trail Park · park · Williamson · ~93 km · Must-see
• Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park · park · Travis · ~107 km · Must-see
• Confederate Reunion Grounds State Historic Site · park · Limestone · ~118 km · Must-see
• Emma Long Metropolitan Park · park · Travis · ~122 km · Must-see
• Bailey Neighborhood Park · park · Travis · ~122 km · Must-see

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