Bower Park

Bower 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 Bower 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 Bower Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.88542, -89.49312. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Bower Park

• Kinkaid Lake · lake · Jackson · ~11 km · Must-see
• Piney Creek Ravine Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Randolph · ~16 km · Must-see
• Pyramid State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Perry · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Murphysboro State Park · lake · Jackson · ~19 km · Must-see
• Randolph County State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Randolph · ~30 km · Must-see
• Little Grand Canyon · sanctuary · Jackson · ~30 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua Lake · lake · Jackson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Pomona Natural Bridge · sanctuary · Jackson · ~37 km · Must-see
• WSIU-FM (Carbondale) · lake · Jackson · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake Dam · lake · Jackson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Clear Springs Wilderness · sanctuary · Union · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site · fort · Randolph · ~47 km · Must-see
• Bald Knob Wilderness · sanctuary · Union · ~48 km · Must-see
• Bald Knob Cross of Peace · fort · Union · ~49 km · Must-see
• Giant City State Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Little Grassy Marina · lake · Williamson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Crab Orchard Lake · lake · Williamson · ~52 km · Must-see
• Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument · sanctuary · Williamson · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Bower Park

Other parks near Bower Park

• Maria Pellegrino Park · park · Alexander · ~98 km · Must-see
• Carondelet Park · park · Saint Louis · ~126 km · Must-see
• Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park · park · Saint Clair · ~127 km · Must-see
• Aboussie Park · park · Saint Louis · ~127 km · Must-see
• Benton Park · park · Saint Louis · ~127 km · Must-see
• Kiener Plaza · park · Saint Louis · ~128 km · Must-see
• Citygarden · park · Saint Louis · ~128 km · Must-see
• Bohrer County Park · park · Saint Clair · ~129 km · Must-see
• Lafayette Park · park · Saint Louis · ~129 km · Must-see
• Christy Park · park · Saint Louis · ~129 km · Must-see

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