Lyon Park

Lyon 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 Lyon 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 Lyon Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.98768, -78.91849. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Lyon Park

• 11-foot-8 Bridge · attraction · Durham · ~2 km · Must-see
• Nasher Museum of Art · museum · Durham · ~2 km · Must-see
• Central Park · park · Durham · ~3 km · Must-see
• Sarah P. Duke Gardens · park · Durham · ~3 km · Must-see
• Duke Lemur Center · sanctuary · Durham · ~5 km · Must-see
• Museum of Life and Science · museum · Durham · ~6 km · Must-see
• West Point on the Eno · park · Durham · ~11 km · Must-see
• Leigh Farm · park · Durham · ~12 km · Must-see
• Eno River State Park · park · Orange · ~16 km · Must-see
• O'Kellys Church · church · Chatham · ~17 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Orange · ~18 km · Must-see
• Chapel of the Cross · church · Orange · ~18 km · Must-see
• Coker Arboretum · park · Orange · ~18 km · Must-see
• Unsung Founders Memorial · fort · Orange · ~18 km · Must-see
• Old Well · fort · Orange · ~18 km · Must-see
• Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower · fort · Orange · ~18 km · Must-see
• Little River Dam · lake · Durham · ~18 km · Must-see
• Ackland Art Museum · museum · Orange · ~19 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Lyon Park

Other parks near Lyon Park

• Central Park · park · Durham · ~3 km · Must-see
• Sarah P. Duke Gardens · park · Durham · ~3 km · Must-see
• West Point on the Eno · park · Durham · ~11 km · Must-see
• Leigh Farm · park · Durham · ~12 km · Must-see
• Eno River State Park · park · Orange · ~16 km · Must-see
• Coker Arboretum · park · Orange · ~18 km · Must-see
• Ayr Mount · park · Orange · ~23 km · Must-see
• Northeast District Park · park · Chatham · ~28 km · Must-see
• JC Raulston Arboretum · park · Wake · ~37 km · Must-see
• Pullen Park · park · Wake · ~41 km · Must-see

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