River Side Park

River Side 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 River Side 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 River Side Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.79055, -91.09898. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near River Side Park

• Bussey Lake · lake · Clayton · ~2 km · Must-see
• Nelson Dewey State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~11 km · Must-see
• Turkey River Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~12 km · Must-see
• Wyalusing State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~26 km · Must-see
• Pikes Peak State Park · sanctuary · Clayton · ~32 km · Must-see
• Bridge Street · fort · Clayton · ~32 km · Must-see
• Effigy Mounds National Monument · sanctuary · Clayton · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bixby State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fort Crawford · museum · Clayton · ~36 km · Must-see
• Spook Cave · cave · Clayton · ~40 km · Must-see
• Limery Ridge Savanna State Natural Area · sanctuary · Clayton · ~40 km · Must-see
• Saint Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Basilica · church · Dubuque · ~43 km · Must-see
• National Farm Toy Museum · museum · Dubuque · ~44 km · Must-see
• Couler Valley · viewpoint · Dubuque · ~51 km · Must-see
• Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Dubuque · ~53 km · Must-see
• Eagle Point Park · fort · Dubuque · ~58 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 11 · lake · Grant · ~58 km · Must-see
• O'Leary Lake · lake · Dubuque · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of River Side Park

Other parks near River Side Park

• Washington Park · park · Dubuque · ~60 km · Must-see
• Big Mill Homestead · park · Jackson · ~94 km · Must-see
• Hanging Bog State Preserve · park · Linn · ~126 km · Must-see
• Palisades-Kepler State Park · park · Linn · ~130 km · Must-see
• Lost Island Theme Park · park · Black Hawk · ~133 km · Must-see
• Lost Island Waterpark · park · Black Hawk · ~133 km · Must-see
• George Wyth Memorial State Park · park · Black Hawk · ~139 km · Must-see
• Grandad Bluff Park · park · La Crosse · ~143 km · Must-see
• Pettibone Park · park · La Crosse · ~143 km · Must-see
• Dewey Heights Prairie State Natural Area · park · Grant · ~11 km

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