Benson Park

Benson 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 Benson 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 Benson Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.19399, -94.04966. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Benson Park

• Sibley Park · sanctuary · Blue Earth · ~5 km · Must-see
• Blue Earth County Historical Society · museum · Blue Earth · ~7 km · Must-see
• Rapidan Dam · lake · Blue Earth · ~15 km · Must-see
• Wita Lake · lake · Blue Earth · ~15 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake Wildlife Management Area, Oak Leaf Lake Unit · lake · Nicollet · ~16 km · Must-see
• Eagle Lake Sports Facility · lake · Blue Earth · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake Washington Park · lake · Le Sueur · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mills Lake · lake · Blue Earth · ~18 km · Must-see
• The Arboretum at Gustavus Adolphus College;Gustavus Adolphus College Arboretum · park · Nicollet · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lily Lake · lake · Blue Earth · ~21 km · Must-see
• Holy Communion Espiscopal Church · church · Nicollet · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Emily · lake · Le Sueur · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Ballantyne · lake · Blue Earth · ~21 km · Must-see
• Mud Lake · lake · Blue Earth · ~22 km · Must-see
• Duck Lake · lake · Blue Earth · ~23 km · Must-see
• Dog Lake · lake · Le Sueur · ~24 km · Must-see
• Madison Lake · lake · Blue Earth · ~25 km · Must-see
• Savidge Lake · lake · Le Sueur · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Benson Park

Other parks near Benson Park

• The Arboretum at Gustavus Adolphus College;Gustavus Adolphus College Arboretum · park · Nicollet · ~19 km · Must-see
• Ney Nature Center · park · Le Sueur · ~50 km · Must-see
• Gaylord City Park · park · Sibley · ~54 km · Must-see
• Minnesota Renaissance Festival · park · Scott · ~89 km · Must-see
• Minnesota Landscape Arboretum · park · Carver · ~102 km · Must-see
• Valleyfair · park · Scott · ~103 km · Must-see
• Lebanon Hills Regional Park · park · Dakota · ~120 km · Must-see
• Minnehaha Regional Park · park · Hennepin · ~130 km · Must-see
• Theodore Wirth Park · park · Hennepin · ~131 km · Must-see
• Loring Park · park · Hennepin · ~132 km · Must-see

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