Lafayette Square

Lafayette Square: 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 Lafayette Square

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 Lafayette Square — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.80360, -122.27695. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lafayette Square

• Preservation Park · park · Alameda · ~0 km · Must-see
• The MADE · museum · Alameda · ~0 km · Must-see
• First Unitarian Church of Oakland · church · Alameda · ~0 km · Must-see
• Frank H. Ogawa Plaza · park · Alameda · ~1 km · Must-see
• Oakland Marinas - Oakland Alameda Estuary · beach · Alameda · ~1 km · Must-see
• Lake Merritt · lake · Alameda · ~2 km · Must-see
• Temple Sinai · temple · Alameda · ~2 km · Must-see
• Ernie Raimondi Park · park · Alameda · ~3 km · Must-see
• People's Grocery Garden · sanctuary · Alameda · ~3 km · Must-see
• Splash Pad Park · park · Alameda · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mosswood Park · park · Alameda · ~3 km · Must-see
• 11th Avenue Buddha · church · Alameda · ~4 km · Must-see
• Naval Air Station Alameda Historic District · church · Alameda · ~4 km · Must-see
• Morcom Rose Garden · park · Alameda · ~4 km · Must-see
• Pacific Pinball Museum · museum · Alameda · ~4 km · Must-see
• Emeryville Shellmound Memorial · fort · Alameda · ~5 km · Must-see
• Chapel of the Chimes · fort · Alameda · ~5 km · Must-see
• Toll Plaza Beach · beach · Alameda · ~5 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lafayette Square

Other parks near Lafayette Square

• Preservation Park · park · Alameda · ~0 km · Must-see
• Frank H. Ogawa Plaza · park · Alameda · ~1 km · Must-see
• Ernie Raimondi Park · park · Alameda · ~3 km · Must-see
• Splash Pad Park · park · Alameda · ~3 km · Must-see
• Mosswood Park · park · Alameda · ~3 km · Must-see
• Morcom Rose Garden · park · Alameda · ~4 km · Must-see
• Judge John Sutter Regional Shoreline · park · Alameda · ~6 km · Must-see
• Middle Harbor Shoreline Park · park · Alameda · ~6 km · Must-see
• Bushrod Park · park · Alameda · ~6 km · Must-see
• Blair Park · park · Alameda · ~7 km · Must-see

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