Thorpe Park

Thorpe 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 Thorpe 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 Thorpe Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.46480, -90.65454. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thorpe Park

• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~31 km · Must-see
• Weinberg-King State Park · sanctuary · Schuyler · ~42 km · Must-see
• Historic Carthage Jail · museum · Hancock · ~52 km · Must-see
• Dickson Mounds · fort · Fulton · ~59 km · Must-see
• Ogden-Fettie Site · fort · Fulton · ~59 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~61 km · Must-see
• Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~62 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Chapel and Cemetery · church · Adams · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Bracken · lake · Des Moines · ~63 km · Must-see
• Crapo Park · park · Des Moines · ~64 km · Must-see
• Dankwardt Memorial Park · park · Des Moines · ~65 km · Must-see
• Rockwell Mound · fort · Mason · ~66 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Roman Catholic Church · church · Des Moines · ~68 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Mason · ~71 km · Must-see
• Canton Lake · lake · Fulton · ~72 km · Must-see
• Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak · sanctuary · Mason · ~74 km · Must-see
• Chandler Arch · fort · McDonough · ~2 km
• Civil War Monument · fort · McDonough · ~2 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Thorpe Park

Other parks near Thorpe Park

• Crapo Park · park · Des Moines · ~64 km · Must-see
• Dankwardt Memorial Park · park · Des Moines · ~65 km · Must-see
• Delabar State Park · park · Henderson · ~75 km · Must-see
• Laura Bradley Park · park · Peoria · ~114 km · Must-see
• Forest Park Nature Center · park · Peoria · ~120 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~128 km · Must-see
• Niabi Zoo · park · Scott · ~138 km · Must-see
• Illinois State Fairgrounds · park · Sangamon · ~138 km · Must-see
• Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area · park · Logan · ~142 km · Must-see
• Longview Park Conservatory and Gardens · park · Scott · ~143 km · Must-see

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