McDavid Park

McDavid Park: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 McDavid Park

Season: Year-round, evenings.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach McDavid Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.78223, -82.03912. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McDavid Park

• Santa Fe Swamp · sanctuary · Bradford · ~9 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Lake Park · lake · Alachua · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lake Suggs · lake · Putnam · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lake Barco · lake · Putnam · ~15 km · Must-see
• Etoniah Creek State Forest · sanctuary · Putnam · ~25 km · Must-see
• Kingsley Lake · lake · Clay · ~26 km · Must-see
• Hawthorne Historical Museum and Culture Center · museum · Alachua · ~28 km · Must-see
• Newnans Lake State Forest · lake · Alachua · ~32 km · Must-see
• Morningside Nature Center · sanctuary · Alachua · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fred Cone Park · park · Alachua · ~35 km · Must-see
• Calvary Baptist Church · church · Alachua · ~39 km · Must-see
• Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention · museum · Alachua · ~40 km · Must-see
• Glen Springs · attraction · Alachua · ~40 km · Must-see
• Plaza of the Americas · park · Alachua · ~41 km · Must-see
• Century Tower · attraction · Alachua · ~41 km · Must-see
• Albert & Alberta · attraction · Alachua · ~42 km · Must-see
• Ring of Honor · attraction · Alachua · ~42 km · Must-see
• Ben Hill Griffin Stadium · attraction · Alachua · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of McDavid Park

Other parks near McDavid Park

• Fred Cone Park · park · Alachua · ~35 km · Must-see
• Plaza of the Americas · park · Alachua · ~41 km · Must-see
• Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park · park · Alachua · ~44 km · Must-see
• Ronnie Van Zant Park · park · Clay · ~48 km · Must-see
• Ravine Gardens State Park · park · Putnam · ~52 km · Must-see
• O'Leno State Park · park · Columbia · ~68 km · Must-see
• Alberts Field · park · Duval · ~69 km · Must-see
• Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park · park · Baker · ~74 km · Must-see
• Wild Waters · park · Marion · ~79 km · Must-see
• Ginnie Spring · park · Gilchrist · ~80 km · Must-see

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