Friendly Plaza

Friendly Plaza: 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 Friendly Plaza

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 Friendly Plaza — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.59771, -121.89725. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Friendly Plaza

• Monterey State Historic Park · sanctuary · Monterey · ~0 km · Must-see
• Jacks Park · park · Monterey · ~1 km · Must-see
• Museum of Monterey · museum · Monterey · ~1 km · Must-see
• El Estero Lake · lake · Monterey · ~1 km · Must-see
• Monterey Bay Aquarium · sanctuary · Monterey · ~3 km · Must-see
• Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History · museum · Monterey · ~4 km · Must-see
• Hatton Canyon · viewpoint · Monterey · ~6 km · Must-see
• Devendorf Park · park · Monterey · ~6 km · Must-see
• Point Pinos Lighthouse · beach · Monterey · ~6 km · Must-see
• Chapel of Seaside · church · Monterey · ~7 km · Must-see
• Carmel Beach · beach · Monterey · ~7 km · Must-see
• Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo · church · Monterey · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lone Cypress · attraction · Monterey · ~9 km · Must-see
• Carmel Pinnacles State Marine Reserve · sanctuary · Monterey · ~10 km · Must-see
• Carmelite Monastery of Our Lady and Saint Therese · church · Monterey · ~10 km · Must-see
• Santa Lucia Preserve · sanctuary · Monterey · ~10 km · Must-see
• Fort Ord Dunes State Park · fort · Monterey · ~11 km · Must-see
• Point Lobos · sanctuary · Monterey · ~12 km · Must-see

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• Carmel Valley Community Park · park · Monterey · ~24 km · Must-see
• Royal Oaks County Park · park · Monterey · ~42 km · Must-see
• Fremont Peak State Park · park · San Benito · ~49 km · Must-see
• Anna Jean Cummings Park · park · Santa Cruz · ~55 km · Must-see
• Gilroy Gardens · park · Santa Clara · ~64 km · Must-see
• Christmas Hill Park · park · Santa Clara · ~65 km · Must-see
• Debell Uvas Creek Preserve · park · Santa Clara · ~66 km · Must-see

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