Riverside Park

Riverside 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 Riverside 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 Riverside Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.81305, -91.09915. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Riverside Park

• Saint Pauls Roman Catholic Church · church · Des Moines · ~0 km · Must-see
• Dankwardt Memorial Park · park · Des Moines · ~4 km · Must-see
• Crapo Park · park · Des Moines · ~5 km · Must-see
• Delabar State Park · park · Henderson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Big River State Forest · sanctuary · Henderson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Toolesboro Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Louisa · ~46 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo State Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~48 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo House · museum · Lee · ~49 km · Must-see
• Historic Carthage Jail · museum · Hancock · ~55 km · Must-see
• Little Swan Lake · lake · Des Moines · ~62 km · Must-see
• Church of All Saints · church · Lee · ~65 km · Must-see
• Shimek State Forest - Farmington Unit · sanctuary · Lee · ~69 km · Must-see
• Battle of Athens State Historic Site · sanctuary · Lee · ~71 km · Must-see
• Iliniwek Village State Historic Site · sanctuary · Clark · ~72 km · Must-see
• Heritage Center Museum · museum · Des Moines · ~0 km
• Christ Episcopal Church · church · Des Moines · ~1 km
• Garrett-Phelps House Museum · museum · Des Moines · ~1 km
• Snake Alley · fort · Des Moines · ~1 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Riverside Park

Other parks near Riverside Park

• Dankwardt Memorial Park · park · Des Moines · ~4 km · Must-see
• Crapo Park · park · Des Moines · ~5 km · Must-see
• Delabar State Park · park · Henderson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Sunderbruch Park · park · Scott · ~109 km · Must-see
• Longview Park · park · Rock Island · ~110 km · Must-see
• Longview Park Conservatory and Gardens · park · Scott · ~110 km · Must-see
• Old Schuetzen Park · park · Scott · ~111 km · Must-see
• Veteran's Memorial Park · park · Scott · ~111 km · Must-see
• Centennial Park · park · Scott · ~112 km · Must-see
• Niabi Zoo · park · Scott · ~112 km · Must-see

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