South Amherst Common

South Amherst Common: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 South Amherst Common

Season: Year-round, evenings.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach South Amherst Common — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.34178, -72.50438. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near South Amherst Common

• Mead Art Museum · museum · Hampshire · ~4 km · Must-see
• Beneski Museum of Natural History · museum · Hampshire · ~4 km · Must-see
• Mount Holyoke Range State Park · sanctuary · Hampshire · ~5 km · Must-see
• Mount Norwottock · viewpoint · Hampshire · ~5 km · Must-see
• Long Mountain · viewpoint · Hampshire · ~6 km · Must-see
• Bare Mountain · viewpoint · Hampshire · ~6 km · Must-see
• Mount Hitchcock · viewpoint · Hampshire · ~7 km · Must-see
• Old Chapel · church · Hampshire · ~7 km · Must-see
• Campus Pond · lake · Hampshire · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mount Orient · viewpoint · Hampshire · ~8 km · Must-see
• Mount Lincoln · viewpoint · Hampshire · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mount Holyoke · viewpoint · Hampshire · ~10 km · Must-see
• Joseph Allen Skinner State Park · sanctuary · Hampshire · ~11 km · Must-see
• Robert Frost Trail · trek · Hampshire · ~11 km · Must-see
• Pulaski Park · park · Hampshire · ~14 km · Must-see
• Round Hill · viewpoint · Hampshire · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mount Nonotuck · viewpoint · Hampden · ~15 km · Must-see
• Smith College Athletic Fields · park · Hampshire · ~15 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of South Amherst Common

Other parks near South Amherst Common

• Pulaski Park · park · Hampshire · ~14 km · Must-see
• Smith College Athletic Fields · park · Hampshire · ~15 km · Must-see
• Look Memorial Park · park · Hampshire · ~19 km · Must-see
• Forest Park · park · Hampden · ~38 km · Must-see
• Stanley Park · park · Hampden · ~42 km · Must-see
• The Cross · park · Worcester · ~46 km · Must-see
• Rhododendron State Park · park · Cheshire · ~69 km · Must-see
• University Park · park · Worcester · ~71 km · Must-see
• Institute Park · park · Worcester · ~72 km · Must-see
• Green Hill Park · park · Worcester · ~75 km · Must-see

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