Barr Park

Barr 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 Barr 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 Barr Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.74475, -90.22544. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Barr Park

• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~10 km · Must-see
• Waverly Lake · lake · Morgan · ~30 km · Must-see
• Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~37 km · Must-see
• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~41 km · Must-see
• Nipper Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Sangamon · ~45 km · Must-see
• Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~46 km · Must-see
• Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~50 km · Must-see
• Mound House · fort · Greene · ~52 km · Must-see
• Sangamon River State Natural Area · sanctuary · Sangamon · ~56 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake Dam · lake · Macoupin · ~58 km · Must-see
• Rees Memorial Carillon · attraction · Sangamon · ~58 km · Must-see
• Washington Park · sanctuary · Sangamon · ~59 km · Must-see
• Southwind Park · park · Sangamon · ~61 km · Must-see
• Illinois Korean War Memorial · fort · Sangamon · ~61 km · Must-see
• Taylor Apartments · fort · Sangamon · ~61 km · Must-see
• Illinois State Museum · museum · Sangamon · ~61 km · Must-see
• Colonel Matthew Rogers Building · fort · Menard · ~61 km · Must-see
• Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak · sanctuary · Mason · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Barr Park

Other parks near Barr Park

• Southwind Park · park · Sangamon · ~61 km · Must-see
• Illinois State Fairgrounds · park · Sangamon · ~63 km · Must-see
• Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area · park · Logan · ~103 km · Must-see
• Logan Courthouse Square Historic District · park · Logan · ~108 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~123 km · Must-see
• Cuivre River State Park · park · Lincoln · ~125 km · Must-see
• Kitchell Park · park · Christian · ~133 km · Must-see
• SIUE Gardens · park · Madison · ~134 km · Must-see
• Chain of Rocks Park · park · Madison · ~136 km · Must-see
• Scovill Park · park · Macon · ~141 km · Must-see

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