Optimist Park

Optimist 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 Optimist 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 Optimist Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 31.35622, -89.25357. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Optimist Park

• Hattiesburg Zoo · sanctuary · Forrest · ~9 km · Must-see
• Hickory Hills Lake · lake · Lamar · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mahned Bridge · fort · Perry · ~27 km · Must-see
• Paul B Johnson State Park · park · Forrest · ~30 km · Must-see
• De Soto National Forest · sanctuary · Perry · ~54 km · Must-see
• Black Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Perry · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Bill Waller · lake · Marion · ~60 km · Must-see
• Leaf River State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Perry · ~66 km · Must-see
• Flint Creek Water Park · lake · Stone · ~67 km · Must-see
• Sullivan's Hollow · viewpoint · Smith · ~69 km · Must-see
• Leaf Wilderness · sanctuary · Greene · ~73 km · Must-see
• Sweetbay Bogs Preserve · sanctuary · Stone · ~74 km · Must-see
• Bethel Assembly of God Church · church · Forrest · ~2 km
• Veterans Fountain · fort · Forrest · ~3 km
• First Trinity Baptist Church · church · Forrest · ~5 km
• New Hope Baptist Church · church · Forrest · ~5 km
• Greater Trueway Apostolic Church · church · Forrest · ~5 km
• Eureka School Museum · museum · Forrest · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Optimist Park

Other parks near Optimist Park

• Paul B Johnson State Park · park · Forrest · ~30 km · Must-see
• Clarkco State Park · park · Clarke · ~122 km · Must-see
• Bladon Springs State Park · park · Choctaw · ~136 km · Must-see
• Bienville Pines Scenic Area · park · Scott · ~140 km · Must-see
• Roosevelt State Park · park · Scott · ~143 km · Must-see
• Collins Zoo · park · Covington · ~49 km
• Chickasawhay State Wildlife Management Area · park · Wayne · ~54 km
• Shady Grove Park And Baseball Field · park · George · ~97 km
• Busby Game Refuge · park · Wayne · ~101 km
• Brookhaven City Park · park · Lincoln · ~146 km

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