Emerson Park

Emerson 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 Emerson 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 Emerson Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.54232, -96.74573. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Emerson Park

• Pettigrew Home & Museum · museum · Minnehaha · ~1 km · Must-see
• Terrace Park · park · Minnehaha · ~2 km · Must-see
• Great Plains Zoo · sanctuary · Minnehaha · ~2 km · Must-see
• Old Courthouse Museum · museum · Minnehaha · ~2 km · Must-see
• Glidden Chapel · church · Minnehaha · ~5 km · Must-see
• Big Sioux Recreation Area · sanctuary · Minnehaha · ~15 km · Must-see
• Gitchie Manitou State Preserve · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake Alvin · lake · Lincoln · ~19 km · Must-see
• Beaver Creek Nature Area · sanctuary · Lyon · ~21 km · Must-see
• Grass Lake · lake · Minnehaha · ~30 km · Must-see
• Palisades State Park · sanctuary · Minnehaha · ~30 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · Minnehaha · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lost Lake · lake · McCook · ~37 km · Must-see
• St. Peter's Lutheran Church · church · Minnehaha · ~40 km · Must-see
• Dell Rapids Water Tower · fort · Minnehaha · ~40 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Minnehaha · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lake Vermillion Recreation Area · lake · McCook · ~45 km · Must-see
• Porter Sculpture Park · park · McCook · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Emerson Park

Other parks near Emerson Park

• Terrace Park · park · Minnehaha · ~2 km · Must-see
• Porter Sculpture Park · park · McCook · ~47 km · Must-see
• Spirit Mound Historic Prairie · park · Clay · ~96 km · Must-see
• Prentis Park · park · Clay · ~107 km · Must-see
• McCrory Gardens · park · Brookings · ~107 km · Must-see
• Cottonwood Recreation Area · park · Yankton · ~121 km · Must-see
• Lewis & Clark Recreation Area · park · Yankton · ~122 km · Must-see
• Stone State Park · park · Woodbury · ~142 km · Must-see
• Foote Park · park · Lyon · ~45 km
• Mulberry Bend State Wildlife Management Area · park · Dixon · ~117 km

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