Lawson Park

Lawson 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 Lawson 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 Lawson Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.47607, -88.36920. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lawson Park

• Paradise Dam · lake · Coles · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site · fort · Coles · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Mattoon Dam · lake · Shelby · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Charleston · lake · Coles · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Shelbyville · lake · Shelby · ~32 km · Must-see
• Eagle Creek State Park · sanctuary · Shelby · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Shelbyville Dam · lake · Shelby · ~45 km · Must-see
• S.S. President · attraction · Effingham · ~45 km · Must-see
• Walnut Point State Park · sanctuary · Douglas · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Sara · lake · Henderson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Kanagga · lake · Henderson · ~56 km · Must-see
• The Cross at the Crossroads · fort · Henderson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Thompson Mill Covered Bridge · attraction · Shelby · ~57 km · Must-see
• Fort Daniel Conservation Area · fort · Macon · ~65 km · Must-see
• Sea History Museum · museum · Champaign · ~68 km · Must-see
• Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Jasper · ~68 km · Must-see
• Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Henderson · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Trail State Park · sanctuary · Clark · ~72 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lawson Park

Other parks near Lawson Park

• Scovill Park · park · Macon · ~76 km · Must-see
• Kitchell Park · park · Christian · ~78 km · Must-see
• University of Illinois Arboretum · park · Champaign · ~87 km · Must-see
• Shady Rest Park · park · Piatt · ~88 km · Must-see
• Centennial Park · park · Champaign · ~88 km · Must-see
• Dodds Park · park · Champaign · ~91 km · Must-see
• Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area · park · Logan · ~141 km · Must-see
• Logan Courthouse Square Historic District · park · Logan · ~141 km · Must-see
• Kimmell Park · park · Knox · ~142 km · Must-see
• Southwind Park · park · Sangamon · ~142 km · Must-see

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