Wild Rose Park

Wild Rose 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 Wild Rose 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 Wild Rose Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.57731, -93.80172. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Wild Rose Park

• Walnut Woods State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~8 km · Must-see
• Raccoon River Park · park · Polk · ~9 km · Must-see
• Dale Maffitt Reservoir · lake · Dallas · ~9 km · Must-see
• Des Moines Art Center · church · Polk · ~13 km · Must-see
• Saint Augustin Catholic Church · church · Polk · ~13 km · Must-see
• Water Works Park · park · Polk · ~15 km · Must-see
• Greek Orthodox Church of St. George · church · Polk · ~15 km · Must-see
• Cottage Grove Church · church · Polk · ~16 km · Must-see
• Arie Den Boer Arboretum · sanctuary · Polk · ~16 km · Must-see
• George B. Peak House · viewpoint · Polk · ~16 km · Must-see
• KDPS-FM (Des Moines) · attraction · Polk · ~17 km · Must-see
• Basilica of Saint John · church · Polk · ~17 km · Must-see
• John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park · park · Polk · ~17 km · Must-see
• Western Gateway Park · park · Polk · ~17 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church · church · Polk · ~18 km · Must-see
• Hotel Fort Des Moines · fort · Polk · ~18 km · Must-see
• The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul · church · Polk · ~18 km · Must-see
• Saint Ambrose Cathedral · church · Polk · ~18 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Wild Rose Park

Other parks near Wild Rose Park

• Raccoon River Park · park · Polk · ~9 km · Must-see
• Water Works Park · park · Polk · ~15 km · Must-see
• John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park · park · Polk · ~17 km · Must-see
• Western Gateway Park · park · Polk · ~17 km · Must-see
• Adventureland Resort · park · Polk · ~33 km · Must-see
• Buxton Park · park · Warren · ~38 km · Must-see
• Winterset City Park · park · Madison · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bandshell Park · park · Story · ~66 km · Must-see
• Maytag Park · park · Jasper · ~79 km · Must-see
• Woodman Hollow State Preserve · park · Webster · ~121 km · Must-see

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