Central Park

Central Park: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Central Park

Season: Year-round, evenings.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Central Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.66919, -81.45511. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Central Park

• Amelia Island Light · beach · Nassau · ~2 km · Must-see
• Fort Clinch · fort · Camden · ~5 km · Must-see
• Cumberland Island · beach · Camden · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bone Yard Beach · beach · Duval · ~23 km · Must-see
• Black Hammock Island · river spot · Duval · ~23 km · Must-see
• Big Talbot Island State Park · beach · Duval · ~26 km · Must-see
• Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve · sanctuary · Duval · ~29 km · Must-see
• Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park · sanctuary · Duval · ~29 km · Must-see
• Kingsley Plantation · sanctuary · Duval · ~32 km · Must-see
• Fort George Island Cultural State Park · fort · Duval · ~34 km · Must-see
• Saint George Church · church · Duval · ~36 km · Must-see
• St. John's River Lighthouse · fort · Duval · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mayport Presbyterian Church · beach · Duval · ~39 km · Must-see
• Seminole Beach · beach · Duval · ~39 km · Must-see
• Fort Caroline National Memorial · fort · Duval · ~40 km · Must-see
• Dames Point Park/El Faro Monument · park · Duval · ~41 km · Must-see
• Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park · beach · Duval · ~42 km · Must-see
• Little Cumberland Lighthouse (abandoned) · fort · Camden · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Central Park

Other parks near Central Park

• Dames Point Park/El Faro Monument · park · Duval · ~41 km · Must-see
• Tree Hill Park · park · Duval · ~49 km · Must-see
• Henry J. Klutho Park · park · Duval · ~52 km · Must-see
• Springfield Park · park · Duval · ~52 km · Must-see
• James Weldon Johnson Park · park · Duval · ~53 km · Must-see
• Adventure Landing · park · Duval · ~53 km · Must-see
• Riverside Park · park · Duval · ~56 km · Must-see
• Alberts Field · park · Duval · ~76 km · Must-see
• Ronnie Van Zant Park · park · Clay · ~95 km · Must-see
• Fullerwood Park · park · Saint Johns · ~106 km · Must-see

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