Local favourite park · Murang'a County, Kenya
Shades
Shades is a park in Murang'a County, Kenya.
Shades: 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 Shades
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 Shades — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: -0.71474, 37.14968. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Shades
- Channia Falls · waterfall · Kiambu · ~45 km · Must-see
- Fourteen Falls · waterfall · Kiambu · ~52 km · Must-see
- Ol Donyo Sabuk · viewpoint · Machakos County · ~61 km · Must-see
- Mount Kinangop · viewpoint · Murang'a County · ~63 km · Must-see
- Aberdares National Park · sanctuary · Nyeri · ~73 km · Must-see
- Rutherfoord Falls · waterfall · Murang'a County · ~9 km
- Mt. Kanbicho · viewpoint · Murang'a County · ~10 km
- Mission Falls · waterfall · Murang'a County · ~13 km
- Karua Hill · viewpoint · Murang'a County · ~14 km
- Kamigungu Hill · viewpoint · Kirinyaga County · ~20 km
- Wajee Nature Park · attraction · Nyeri · ~22 km
- Kairungu Hill · viewpoint · Kirinyaga County · ~28 km
- Tũmũtũmũ Hill · viewpoint · Nyeri · ~32 km
- Karĩma Hill · viewpoint · Nyeri · ~35 km
- Sagana Falls · waterfall · Nyeri · ~37 km
- Kargena HIll · viewpoint · Nyeri · ~39 km
- Kamuruana Hill · viewpoint · Kirinyaga County · ~39 km
- Kamisieru Hill · viewpoint · Nyeri · ~41 km
Other parks near Shades
- Jeevanjee Gardens · park · Nairobi County · ~91 km · Must-see
- Uhuru Park · park · Nairobi County · ~92 km · Must-see
- Uhuru Gardens · park · Nairobi County · ~98 km · Must-see
- David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust · park · Nairobi County · ~106 km · Must-see
- Wajee Nature Park · park · Nyeri · ~50 km
- City Park · park · Nairobi County · ~88 km
- Central Park · park · Nairobi County · ~92 km
- Ngong Forest · park · Nairobi County · ~101 km
- Machakos People's Park · park · Machakos County · ~115 km
- ihura stadium · park · Murang'a County · ~2 km
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Frequently asked
Is Shades open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Shades yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Shades?
Year-round, evenings. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Shades?
Nearby: Channia Falls (waterfall, 45 km), Fourteen Falls (waterfall, 52 km), Ol Donyo Sabuk (viewpoint, 61 km), Mount Kinangop (viewpoint, 63 km), Aberdares National Park (sanctuary, 73 km), Rutherfoord Falls (waterfall, 9 km).