Balch Park

Balch 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 Balch 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 Balch Park — distance from nearby cities

Nearest towns: places near Beverly (1 km) · places near Beverly Cove (3 km) · places near Danvers (5 km)

Coordinates: 42.56095, -70.88435. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Balch Park

• First Parish Church · church · Essex · ~2 km · Must-see
• Hospital Point · beach · Essex · ~4 km · Must-see
• Salem Willows Park · park · Essex · ~4 km · Must-see
• Fort Pickering Light · fort · Essex · ~5 km · Must-see
• First Church in Salem · church · Essex · ~6 km · Must-see
• Ropes Mansion · fort · Essex · ~6 km · Must-see
• Wenham Museum · church · Rockingham · ~6 km · Must-see
• Fort Miller · fort · Essex · ~6 km · Must-see
• Derby Wharf Light · beach · Essex · ~6 km · Must-see
• West Beach · beach · Essex · ~7 km · Must-see
• Crowninshield Island · sanctuary · Essex · ~8 km · Must-see
• Old North Church · church · Essex · ~8 km · Must-see
• Fort Sewall · fort · Essex · ~9 km · Must-see
• Glen Magna Farms · fort · Essex · ~9 km · Must-see
• Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~9 km · Must-see
• Marblehead Light · fort · Essex · ~9 km · Must-see
• Seaside Park · park · Essex · ~10 km · Must-see
• Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Essex · ~10 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Balch Park

Other parks near Balch Park

• Salem Willows Park · park · Essex · ~4 km · Must-see
• Seaside Park · park · Essex · ~10 km · Must-see
• Bradley Palmer State Park · park · Rockingham · ~10 km · Must-see
• Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site · park · Essex · ~18 km · Must-see
• Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial · park · Rockingham · ~23 km · Must-see
• Pine Banks Park · park · Middlesex · ~25 km · Must-see
• Roosevelt Park · park · Middlesex · ~25 km · Must-see
• MacArthur Park · park · Middlesex · ~27 km · Must-see
• Fellsmere Park · park · Middlesex · ~28 km · Must-see
• Green Island · park · Plymouth · ~29 km · Must-see

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