Jefferson County Park

Jefferson County 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 Jefferson County 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 Jefferson County Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.99516, -91.98861. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Jefferson County Park

• New Sweden Baptist Church · church · Jefferson · ~22 km · Must-see
• American Gothic House · attraction · Wapello · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lake Sugema Wildlife Management Area · lake · Van Buren · ~41 km · Must-see
• James B. Weaver House · sanctuary · Davis · ~56 km · Must-see
• Shimek State Forest - Farmington Unit · sanctuary · Lee · ~57 km · Must-see
• Battle of Athens State Historic Site · sanctuary · Lee · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Wapello State Park · lake · Davis · ~67 km · Must-see
• First Christian Church · church · Jefferson · ~3 km
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Jefferson · ~3 km
• Congregation Beth Shalom · church · Jefferson · ~3 km
• First United Methodist Church · church · Jefferson · ~3 km
• bunker · beach · Jefferson · ~4 km
• Lamson Woods State Preserve · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~4 km
• Maharishi Tower of Invincibility · fort · Jefferson · ~5 km
• Reservoir Number Two · lake · Jefferson · ~6 km
• Walton Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~6 km
• Beauchamp Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~10 km
• Antioch Church · church · Jefferson · ~17 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Jefferson County Park

Other parks near Jefferson County Park

• Dankwardt Memorial Park · park · Des Moines · ~98 km · Must-see
• Crapo Park · park · Des Moines · ~98 km · Must-see
• Delabar State Park · park · Henderson · ~110 km · Must-see
• Thousand Hills State Park · park · Adair · ~133 km · Must-see
• Palisades-Kepler State Park · park · Linn · ~137 km · Must-see
• Hanging Bog State Preserve · park · Linn · ~146 km · Must-see
• Maytag Park · park · Jasper · ~147 km · Must-see
• Big Hollow Creek Recreation Area · park · Des Moines · ~80 km
• Sand Run Park · park · Louisa · ~98 km
• Terry Trueblood Recreation Area · park · Johnson · ~100 km

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