Custer Park

Custer 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 Custer 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 Custer Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.93098, -90.36093. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Custer Park

• Lake Bracken · lake · Des Moines · ~10 km · Must-see
• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~41 km · Must-see
• State Historic Site Museum · museum · Henry · ~45 km · Must-see
• Jenny Lind Chapel · church · Scott · ~51 km · Must-see
• Big River State Forest · sanctuary · Henderson · ~60 km · Must-see
• WJRE-FM (Kewanee) · attraction · Henry · ~61 km · Must-see
• WKEI-AM (Kewanee) · attraction · Henry · ~61 km · Must-see
• Delabar State Park · park · Henderson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Canton Lake · lake · Fulton · ~64 km · Must-see
• Wildlife Prairie Park · sanctuary · Peoria · ~70 km · Must-see
• Niabi Zoo · sanctuary · Rock Island · ~71 km · Must-see
• Niabi Zoo · park · Scott · ~72 km · Must-see
• Niabi Zoological Preserve · sanctuary · Rock Island · ~72 km · Must-see
• Johnson Sauk Trail State Park · sanctuary · Henry · ~73 km · Must-see
• Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park · park · Henry · ~74 km · Must-see
• Carl Sandburg State Historic Site · museum · Des Moines · ~1 km
• Galesburg Railroad Museum · museum · Des Moines · ~2 km
• Galesburg Railroad Museum · museum · Knox · ~2 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Custer Park

Other parks near Custer Park

• Delabar State Park · park · Henderson · ~61 km · Must-see
• Niabi Zoo · park · Scott · ~72 km · Must-see
• Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park · park · Henry · ~74 km · Must-see
• Dankwardt Memorial Park · park · Des Moines · ~81 km · Must-see
• Crapo Park · park · Des Moines · ~81 km · Must-see
• Longview Park Conservatory and Gardens · park · Scott · ~82 km · Must-see
• Longview Park · park · Rock Island · ~82 km · Must-see
• Laura Bradley Park · park · Peoria · ~84 km · Must-see
• LeClaire Park · park · Scott · ~85 km · Must-see
• Veteran's Memorial Park · park · Scott · ~85 km · Must-see

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