Public Square

Public Square: 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 Public Square

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 Public Square — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.27975, -89.88158. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Public Square

• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Macoupin · ~14 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake Dam · lake · Macoupin · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Lou Yaeger Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Glenn Shoals Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~45 km · Must-see
• Waverly Lake · lake · Morgan · ~48 km · Must-see
• Nipper Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Sangamon · ~52 km · Must-see
• Benjamin Godfrey Chapel · church · Madison · ~57 km · Must-see
• Alton Museum of History and Art · museum · Madison · ~60 km · Must-see
• McPike Mansion · attraction · Madison · ~61 km · Must-see
• Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument · fort · Madison · ~62 km · Must-see
• Piasa Bird · fort · Madison · ~63 km · Must-see
• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Memorial Garden and Trails · fort · Sangamon · ~65 km · Must-see
• Dunlap Lake Dam · lake · Madison · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Springfield · lake · Sangamon · ~66 km · Must-see
• Bohm Woods Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Madison · ~67 km · Must-see
• Sangchris Lake Dam · lake · Sangamon · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Public Square

Other parks near Public Square

• Southwind Park · park · Sangamon · ~67 km · Must-see
• SIUE Gardens · park · Madison · ~68 km · Must-see
• Chain of Rocks Park · park · Madison · ~79 km · Must-see
• Illinois State Fairgrounds · park · Sangamon · ~81 km · Must-see
• Kitchell Park · park · Christian · ~87 km · Must-see
• O'Fallon Park · park · Madison · ~91 km · Must-see
• Hyde Park · park · Madison · ~93 km · Must-see
• Fairground Park · park · Saint Louis · ~93 km · Must-see
• Fairground Park · park · Madison · ~93 km · Must-see
• Saint Louis Place Park · park · Saint Louis · ~94 km · Must-see

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