Central Park

Central 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 Central 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 Central Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.63262, -91.31453. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Central Park

• Nauvoo State Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~14 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo House · museum · Lee · ~15 km · Must-see
• Crapo Park · park · Des Moines · ~30 km · Must-see
• Dankwardt Memorial Park · park · Des Moines · ~30 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Roman Catholic Church · church · Des Moines · ~33 km · Must-see
• Church of All Saints · church · Lee · ~34 km · Must-see
• Historic Carthage Jail · museum · Hancock · ~35 km · Must-see
• Iliniwek Village State Historic Site · sanctuary · Clark · ~38 km · Must-see
• Battle of Athens State Historic Site · sanctuary · Lee · ~42 km · Must-see
• Shimek State Forest - Farmington Unit · sanctuary · Lee · ~42 km · Must-see
• Delabar State Park · park · Henderson · ~60 km · Must-see
• Big River State Forest · sanctuary · Henderson · ~69 km · Must-see
• Weinberg-King State Park · sanctuary · Schuyler · ~71 km · Must-see
• New Sweden Baptist Church · church · Jefferson · ~74 km · Must-see
• First Christian Church of Fort Madison · church · Lee · ~0 km
• First United Methodist Church · church · Lee · ~0 km
• ATSF Depot · attraction · Lee · ~0 km
• Old Fort Madison · fort · Lee · ~1 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Central Park

Other parks near Central Park

• Crapo Park · park · Des Moines · ~30 km · Must-see
• Dankwardt Memorial Park · park · Des Moines · ~30 km · Must-see
• Delabar State Park · park · Henderson · ~60 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~127 km · Must-see
• Sunderbruch Park · park · Scott · ~142 km · Must-see
• Longview Park · park · Rock Island · ~143 km · Must-see
• Longview Park Conservatory and Gardens · park · Scott · ~143 km · Must-see
• Old Schuetzen Park · park · Scott · ~144 km · Must-see
• Veteran's Memorial Park · park · Scott · ~144 km · Must-see
• Centennial Park · park · Scott · ~145 km · Must-see

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