Pirate Park

Pirate 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 Pirate 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 Pirate Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.49837, -88.58858. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pirate Park

• Lusk Creek Canyon · sanctuary · Livingston · ~6 km · Must-see
• Bell Smith Springs Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pope · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lusk Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Pope · ~8 km · Must-see
• Bay Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Pope · ~8 km · Must-see
• Dog Hollow · viewpoint · Livingston · ~9 km · Must-see
• Dixon Springs State Park · sanctuary · Pope · ~18 km · Must-see
• Golconda Marina State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pope · ~21 km · Must-see
• Golconda Marina State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Livingston · ~21 km · Must-see
• Garden of the Gods Wilderness · sanctuary · Saline · ~26 km · Must-see
• Shawnee National Forest · sanctuary · Johnson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Sahara Woods State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Saline · ~32 km · Must-see
• River to River Trail · sanctuary · Ballard · ~36 km · Must-see
• Saline County State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Union · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake of Egypt · lake · Williamson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Sielbeck Forest State Natural Area · sanctuary · Massac · ~43 km · Must-see
• Heron Pond – Little Black Slough Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Johnson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Massac · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mermet Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · McCracken · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pirate Park

Other parks near Pirate Park

• Wayne County Fairgrounds · park · Union · ~125 km · Must-see
• Garvin Park · park · Vanderburgh · ~132 km · Must-see
• Williamson County Fairgrounds · park · Williamson · ~48 km
• Benton City Park · park · Franklin · ~78 km
• Hamilton County Fair Grounds · park · Hamilton · ~82 km
• Gun Creek Public Use Area · park · Franklin · ~89 km
• Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site · park · Ballard · ~92 km
• Keys Park · park · Perry · ~101 km
• Camp Pahoka · park · Posey · ~102 km
• Tilles Memorial City Park · park · Scott · ~109 km

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