Hughes Park

Hughes 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 Hughes 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 Hughes Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.05619, -95.72136. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Hughes Park

• Topeka Zoo · church · Shawnee · ~1 km · Must-see
• Gage Park · park · Shawnee · ~1 km · Must-see
• Doran Rock Garden · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~1 km · Must-see
• Washburn Park · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~1 km · Must-see
• Westboro Baptist Church · church · Shawnee · ~2 km · Must-see
• Sumner Elementary School · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~4 km · Must-see
• Ward-Meade Park and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~4 km · Must-see
• Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~5 km · Must-see
• Great Overland Station · museum · Shawnee · ~6 km · Must-see
• Kansas Museum of History · museum · Shawnee · ~6 km · Must-see
• Kansas State Historical Society - Center for Historical Research · museum · Shawnee · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lake Sherwood Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lake Vaquero Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Shawnee Park · lake · Shawnee · ~13 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake Lions Club Community Park · lake · Shawnee · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Jivaro Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~20 km · Must-see
• Shawnee County State Lake Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~22 km · Must-see
• Perry Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Hughes Park

Other parks near Hughes Park

• Gage Park · park · Shawnee · ~1 km · Must-see
• Eisenhower State Park · park · Osage · ~75 km · Must-see
• Kansas City Renaissance Festival · park · Wyandotte · ~92 km · Must-see
• Sunset Park · park · Riley · ~96 km · Must-see
• Hillsdale State Park- Hillsdale Point Recreation Area · park · Miami · ~101 km · Must-see
• English Landing Park · park · Platte · ~114 km · Must-see
• Loose Memorial Park · park · Johnson · ~122 km · Must-see
• Fairyland Park · park · Jackson · ~127 km · Must-see
• Swope Park · park · Johnson · ~128 km · Must-see
• Swope Park · park · Jackson · ~129 km · Must-see

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