Walden Park

Walden 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Walden Park

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Walden Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.08187, -82.96578. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Walden Park

• Dwell Community Church · church · Franklin · ~3 km · Must-see
• Ohio Railway Museum · museum · Franklin · ~4 km · Must-see
• Jeffers Mound · fort · Franklin · ~8 km · Must-see
• Hayden Falls Nature Preserve · waterfall · Franklin · ~8 km · Must-see
• Columbus Park of Roses · sanctuary · Franklin · ~8 km · Must-see
• Hoover Dam · lake · Franklin · ~10 km · Must-see
• Ohio Village · attraction · Franklin · ~11 km · Must-see
• Highbanks Metro Park · park · Delaware · ~11 km · Must-see
• Ohio State University Golf Course Lake Dam · lake · Franklin · ~12 km · Must-see
• Modern Head · attraction · Franklin · ~12 km · Must-see
• Chadwick Arboretum Lane Ave. Gardens · park · Franklin · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Franklin · ~13 km · Must-see
• Dr. Samuel Mitchel Smith and Sons Memorial Fountain · attraction · Franklin · ~13 km · Must-see
• Franklin Park Conservatory · sanctuary · Franklin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Dublin Community Church · church · Franklin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Franklin Park · park · Franklin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Sensenbrenner Park · park · Franklin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Debre Selam Kidus Gebriel Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church · church · Franklin · ~16 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Walden Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Walden Park

• Columbus Park of Roses · sanctuary · Franklin · ~8 km · Must-see
• Franklin Park Conservatory · sanctuary · Franklin · ~16 km · Must-see
• Ohio Police & Firefighter Memorial · sanctuary · Franklin · ~17 km · Must-see
• John F. Wolfe Columbus Commons · sanctuary · Franklin · ~17 km · Must-see
• Columbus Zoo and Aquarium · sanctuary · Delaware · ~19 km · Must-see
• Alum Creek State Park · sanctuary · Delaware · ~23 km · Must-see
• Blacklick Woods Metro Park · sanctuary · Fairfield · ~27 km · Must-see
• Pickerington Ponds Metro Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Morris Woods State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Licking · ~37 km · Must-see
• Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~38 km · Must-see

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