Picnic Area

Picnic Area: 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 Picnic Area

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 Picnic Area — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.98253, -122.41827. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Picnic Area

• Lake Merwin · lake · Clark · ~3 km · Must-see
• Yale Dam · lake · Cowlitz · ~8 km · Must-see
• Tumtum Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~10 km · Must-see
• Yale Lake · lake · Clark · ~12 km · Must-see
• Merwin Dam · lake · Clark · ~14 km · Must-see
• Cedar Mill Waterfall · waterfall · Clark · ~17 km · Must-see
• Merrill Lake · lake · Cowlitz · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Mitchell · viewpoint · Skamania · ~23 km · Must-see
• Swift Dam · lake · Skamania · ~24 km · Must-see
• Battle Ground Lake State Park · lake · Clark · ~26 km · Must-see
• Goat Marsh Research Natural Area · sanctuary · Cowlitz · ~29 km · Must-see
• Swift Reservoir · lake · Skamania · ~31 km · Must-see
• Yacolt Burn State Forest · sanctuary · Clark · ~32 km · Must-see
• Paradise Point State Park · park · Clark · ~32 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~34 km · Must-see
• Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens · sanctuary · Cowlitz · ~34 km · Must-see
• Mount Saint Helens · viewpoint · Skamania · ~36 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Davis Park · park · Clark · ~36 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Picnic Area

Other parks near Picnic Area

• Paradise Point State Park · park · Clark · ~32 km · Must-see
• Jefferson Davis Park · park · Clark · ~36 km · Must-see
• Abrams Park · park · Clark · ~38 km · Must-see
• Overlook Park · park · Clark · ~39 km · Must-see
• Nob Hill Nature Park · park · Cowlitz · ~41 km · Must-see
• Carson National Fish Hatchery · park · Skamania · ~46 km · Must-see
• Leverich Park · park · Clark · ~52 km · Must-see
• Esther Short Park · park · Clark · ~55 km · Must-see
• Grant Street Pier · park · Clark · ~56 km · Must-see
• Kelley Point Park · park · Clark · ~57 km · Must-see

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