Shank Park

Shank 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 Shank 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 Shank Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.24693, -76.67565. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shank Park

• Indian Echo Caverns · cave · Dauphin · ~4 km · Must-see
• Hersheypark · park · Dauphin · ~6 km · Must-see
• Skyrush · attraction · Dauphin · ~6 km · Must-see
• Coal Cracker · temple · Dauphin · ~6 km · Must-see
• Great Bear · attraction · Dauphin · ~6 km · Must-see
• Kissing Tower · temple · Dauphin · ~6 km · Must-see
• ZooAmerica · sanctuary · Dauphin · ~6 km · Must-see
• Hershey Gardens · park · Dauphin · ~7 km · Must-see
• Conewago Recreation Trail · trek · Lancaster · ~12 km · Must-see
• Governor Stable · sanctuary · Lancaster · ~17 km · Must-see
• Paxtang Park · park · Dauphin · ~17 km · Must-see
• National Civil War Museum · museum · Dauphin · ~19 km · Must-see
• Reservoir Park · lake · Dauphin · ~20 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Dauphin · ~21 km · Must-see
• John Harris Mansion · fort · Dauphin · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lebanon Valley Rail Trail · trek · Lebanon · ~22 km · Must-see
• Salem United Church of Christ · church · Dauphin · ~22 km · Must-see
• State Museum of Pennsylvania · museum · Dauphin · ~22 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shank Park

Other parks near Shank Park

• Hersheypark · park · Dauphin · ~6 km · Must-see
• Hershey Gardens · park · Dauphin · ~7 km · Must-see
• Paxtang Park · park · Dauphin · ~17 km · Must-see
• City Island · park · Dauphin · ~23 km · Must-see
• Riverfront Park · park · Dauphin · ~23 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Park · park · Dauphin · ~24 km · Must-see
• Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire · park · Lancaster · ~26 km · Must-see
• Samuel S. Lewis State Park · park · York · ~37 km · Must-see
• Field of Screams · park · Lancaster · ~39 km · Must-see
• Dutch Wonderland · park · Lancaster · ~57 km · Must-see

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