McGowan Park

McGowan 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 McGowan 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 McGowan Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.21693, -93.53002. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McGowan Park

• Paper Mill Reservoir · lake · Itasca · ~4 km · Must-see
• North Country National Scenic Trail (MN) · trek · Itasca · ~22 km · Must-see
• Murphy Bay · lake · Itasca · ~28 km · Must-see
• Chase Lake · lake · Itasca · ~29 km · Must-see
• Deer Lake Dam · lake · Itasca · ~30 km · Must-see
• Loon Lake Dam · lake · Cass · ~36 km · Must-see
• Birch Lake · lake · Cass · ~40 km · Must-see
• Balsam Lake Dam · lake · Itasca · ~46 km · Must-see
• Gunn Lake · lake · Itasca · ~47 km · Must-see
• King Lake · lake · Itasca · ~48 km · Must-see
• Six Mile Creek Dam · lake · Cass · ~51 km · Must-see
• Big Dick Lake · lake · Itasca · ~55 km · Must-see
• Rat House Lake · lake · Aitkin · ~57 km · Must-see
• Chippewa National Forest · sanctuary · Cass · ~57 km · Must-see
• Mahoning-Hull-Rust Mine · sanctuary · Saint Louis · ~64 km · Must-see
• Leavitt Lake · lake · Crow Wing · ~64 km · Must-see
• Morrison Lake · lake · Crow Wing · ~64 km · Must-see
• Cut Foot Sioux Lake · lake · Itasca · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of McGowan Park

Other parks near McGowan Park

• Savanna Portage State Park · park · Aitkin · ~65 km · Must-see
• Bane Park · park · Crow Wing · ~138 km · Must-see
• Frank Hibbing Park · park · Saint Louis · ~64 km
• Sargent Park · park · Saint Louis · ~64 km
• Mesaba Co-op Park · park · Saint Louis · ~74 km
• Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area · park · Saint Louis · ~107 km
• Norton Park · park · Saint Louis · ~144 km
• Lincoln Park · park · Saint Louis · ~146 km
• Hartley Park · park · Saint Louis · ~146 km
• Chester Park · park · Saint Louis · ~147 km

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