Columbus Square

Columbus 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 Columbus 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 Columbus Square — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.79664, -71.42579. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Columbus Square

• Mashapaug Pond · lake · Providence · ~1 km · Must-see
• Calvary Baptist Church · church · Providence · ~1 km · Must-see
• Roger Williams Park Zoo · sanctuary · Providence · ~1 km · Must-see
• Museum of Natural History and Planetarium · museum · Providence · ~2 km · Must-see
• Roosevelt Lake · lake · Providence · ~2 km · Must-see
• Roger Williams Park · park · Providence · ~2 km · Must-see
• Edgewood Lake · lake · Providence · ~3 km · Must-see
• Bell Street Chapel · church · Providence · ~3 km · Must-see
• Sassafras Point · beach · Providence · ~3 km · Must-see
• The First Universalist Church in Providence · church · Providence · ~3 km · Must-see
• Grace Episcopal Church · church · Providence · ~4 km · Must-see
• Burnside Park · church · Providence · ~4 km · Must-see
• Green Jacket Shoal · beach · Providence · ~4 km · Must-see
• John Brown House Museum · museum · Providence · ~4 km · Must-see
• Waterplace Park · park · Providence · ~4 km · Must-see
• Bold Point Park · park · Providence · ~4 km · Must-see
• First Unitarian Church of Providence · church · Providence · ~4 km · Must-see
• Annmary Brown Memorial · fort · Providence · ~5 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Columbus Square

Other parks near Columbus Square

• Roger Williams Park · park · Providence · ~2 km · Must-see
• Waterplace Park · park · Providence · ~4 km · Must-see
• Bold Point Park · park · Providence · ~4 km · Must-see
• Roger Williams National Monument · park · Providence · ~5 km · Must-see
• Constance Witherby Park · park · Providence · ~6 km · Must-see
• Seekonk Meadows Park · park · Providence · ~13 km · Must-see
• Slater Park · park · Providence · ~13 km · Must-see
• Colt State Park · park · Bristol · ~21 km · Must-see
• Capron Park Zoo · park · Providence · ~24 km · Must-see
• Blithewold Manor, Gardens & Arboretum · park · Bristol · ~26 km · Must-see

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