Orton Park

Orton Park: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Orton Park

Season: Year-round, evenings.

Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.

Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.

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

How to reach Orton Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.08090, -89.36308. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Orton Park

• Lake Monona · lake · Dane · ~2 km · Must-see
• James Madison Beach · church · Dane · ~2 km · Must-see
• James Madison Park · park · Dane · ~2 km · Must-see
• Hans Christian Heg · attraction · Dane · ~2 km · Must-see
• Gates of Heaven Synagogue · church · Dane · ~2 km · Must-see
• Wisconsin · museum · Dane · ~2 km · Must-see
• Forward · attraction · Dane · ~2 km · Must-see
• Wisconsin Veterans Museum · museum · Dane · ~3 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · Dane · ~3 km · Must-see
• Bird Effigy Mound · fort · Dane · ~3 km · Must-see
• Olbrich Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Dane · ~3 km · Must-see
• Chazen Museum of Art · museum · Dane · ~4 km · Must-see
• Bascom Hill · viewpoint · Dane · ~4 km · Must-see
• Washburn Observatory · attraction · Dane · ~5 km · Must-see
• Vilas Park Mound Group · fort · Dane · ~5 km · Must-see
• Annie C. Stewart Memorial Fountain · attraction · Dane · ~5 km · Must-see
• Henry Vilas Zoo · sanctuary · Dane · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lake Wingra · lake · Dane · ~7 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Orton Park

Other parks near Orton Park

• James Madison Park · park · Dane · ~2 km · Must-see
• Hoyt Park · park · Dane · ~8 km · Must-see
• Governor Nelson State Park · park · Dane · ~10 km · Must-see
• Little Amerricka Amusement Park · park · Dane · ~33 km · Must-see
• Library Park · park · Dane · ~35 km · Must-see
• Goeres Park · park · Columbia · ~37 km · Must-see
• Aztalan State Park · park · Jefferson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Dr. Evermor's Park · park · Sauk · ~57 km · Must-see
• Rock County Fair Grounds · park · Rock · ~65 km · Must-see
• Noah's Ark · park · Sauk · ~84 km · Must-see

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