Washington Square

Washington Square: 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 Washington Square

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 Washington Square — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.70341, -89.40659. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Washington Square

• Farm Creek Section · fort · Tazewell · ~9 km · Must-see
• Metamora Court House State Historic Site · museum · Woodford · ~13 km · Must-see
• Woodford State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~15 km · Must-see
• Peoria Lake · lake · Woodford · ~18 km · Must-see
• Peoria Zoo · sanctuary · Peoria · ~18 km · Must-see
• Luthy Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Peoria · ~18 km · Must-see
• Peoria Riverfront Museum · museum · Peoria · ~19 km · Must-see
• Forest Park Nature Center · park · Peoria · ~20 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's Episcopal Church · church · Peoria · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mackinaw River State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences · museum · Peoria · ~22 km · Must-see
• Laura Bradley Park · park · Peoria · ~23 km · Must-see
• Fort Creve Coeur Park & Campground · church · Tazewell · ~23 km · Must-see
• Peoria Pool · lake · Peoria · ~25 km · Must-see
• Pekin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area · lake · Tazewell · ~28 km · Must-see
• Marshall Site · fort · Marshall · ~34 km · Must-see
• Wildlife Prairie Park · sanctuary · Peoria · ~36 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Lake Dam · lake · Woodford · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Washington Square

Other parks near Washington Square

• Forest Park Nature Center · park · Peoria · ~20 km · Must-see
• Laura Bradley Park · park · Peoria · ~23 km · Must-see
• Miller Park · park · McLean · ~54 km · Must-see
• Logan Courthouse Square Historic District · park · Logan · ~78 km · Must-see
• Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area · park · Logan · ~82 km · Must-see
• Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park · park · Henry · ~112 km · Must-see
• Illinois State Fairgrounds · park · Sangamon · ~123 km · Must-see
• Shady Rest Park · park · Piatt · ~125 km · Must-see
• Scovill Park · park · Macon · ~133 km · Must-see
• Gebhard Woods State Park · park · Grundy · ~137 km · Must-see

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