Observation Deck

Observation Deck: 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 Observation Deck

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 Observation Deck — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.37352, -90.90583. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Observation Deck

• Buckner Hollow · viewpoint · Pike · ~27 km · Must-see
• Kamp Mound Site · fort · Calhoun · ~31 km · Must-see
• Mound House · fort · Greene · ~38 km · Must-see
• Koster Site · fort · Greene · ~45 km · Must-see
• New Philadelphia National Historic Site · fort · Pike · ~45 km · Must-see
• Free Frank McWorter Grave Site · sanctuary · Pike · ~47 km · Must-see
• Cuivre River State Park · park · Lincoln · ~47 km · Must-see
• Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~52 km · Must-see
• Pere Marquette State Park · sanctuary · Jersey · ~67 km · Must-see
• Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum · museum · Marion · ~68 km · Must-see
• Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Jersey · ~69 km · Must-see
• Rickey Hollow · viewpoint · Marion · ~69 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~70 km · Must-see
• Duncan Farm · fort · Jersey · ~71 km · Must-see
• Central Control Station · fort · Pike · ~0 km
• Lock No. 24 · lake · Pike · ~0 km
• Intermediate Wall · fort · Pike · ~0 km
• Auxiliary Lock · fort · Pike · ~0 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Observation Deck

Other parks near Observation Deck

• Cuivre River State Park · park · Lincoln · ~47 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~70 km · Must-see
• Howell Island Conservation Area · park · Calhoun · ~101 km · Must-see
• McDonnell Park · park · Madison · ~106 km · Must-see
• Deutschheim State Historic Site · park · Gasconade · ~109 km · Must-see
• Klondike Park · park · Calhoun · ~110 km · Must-see
• Chain of Rocks Park · park · Madison · ~115 km · Must-see
• Rockwoods Reservation · park · Saint Louis · ~115 km · Must-see
• Greensfelder County Park · park · Saint Louis · ~119 km · Must-see
• Rockwoods Range Conservation Area · park · Saint Louis · ~120 km · Must-see

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