Gates Park

Gates 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 Gates 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 Gates Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.52609, -92.33017. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Gates Park

• Grout Museum of History and Science · museum · Black Hawk · ~5 km · Must-see
• Hartman Reserve Nature Center · sanctuary · Black Hawk · ~8 km · Must-see
• George Wyth Memorial State Park · park · Black Hawk · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lost Island Waterpark · park · Black Hawk · ~11 km · Must-see
• Cedar Falls Ice House · waterfall · Black Hawk · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lost Island Theme Park · park · Black Hawk · ~12 km · Must-see
• Matugani · attraction · Black Hawk · ~12 km · Must-see
• The Salvation Army of Waterloo & Cedar Falls · waterfall · Black Hawk · ~13 km · Must-see
• Conants Park · park · Tama · ~59 km · Must-see
• Little Brown Church in · church · Chickasaw · ~63 km · Must-see
• Illinois Central Combination Depot-Ackley · fort · Hardin · ~74 km · Must-see
• Volga River State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Fayette · ~75 km · Must-see
• Faith Temple Baptist Church · church · Black Hawk · ~3 km
• Exchange Berm Hill · viewpoint · Black Hawk · ~3 km
• Cedar Falls Mennonite Church · waterfall · Black Hawk · ~3 km
• Robinson Crusoe Island · river spot · Black Hawk · ~4 km
• Waterloo Center for the Arts · museum · Black Hawk · ~4 km
• Phelps Youth Pavillion · museum · Black Hawk · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Gates Park

Other parks near Gates Park

• George Wyth Memorial State Park · park · Black Hawk · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lost Island Waterpark · park · Black Hawk · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lost Island Theme Park · park · Black Hawk · ~12 km · Must-see
• Conants Park · park · Tama · ~59 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Park · park · Floyd · ~83 km · Must-see
• Hanging Bog State Preserve · park · Linn · ~90 km · Must-see
• Palisades-Kepler State Park · park · Linn · ~121 km · Must-see
• Parkers Woods · park · Cerro Gordo · ~125 km · Must-see
• Maytag Park · park · Jasper · ~138 km · Must-see
• Bandshell Park · park · Story · ~149 km · Must-see

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