Nelson Park

Nelson 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 Nelson 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 Nelson Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.76130, -77.47682. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nelson Park

• Cannon Branch Fort · fort · Charles · ~6 km · Must-see
• Bull Run Occoquan Trail · trek · Fairfax · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lake Jackson, Virginia · lake · Charles · ~9 km · Must-see
• Stone House · attraction · Prince William · ~10 km · Must-see
• Chapel Road Park · church · Montgomery · ~12 km · Must-see
• Elklick Woodlands Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~14 km · Must-see
• Ellanor C. Lawrence Park · park · Montgomery · ~15 km · Must-see
• Foamhenge · attraction · Fairfax · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake Manassas · lake · Prince William · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Manassas · lake · Montgomery · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bull Run Mountains Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~19 km · Must-see
• Burke Lake · lake · Fairfax · ~19 km · Must-see
• Ekoji Buddhist Temple · Buddhist site · Charles · ~19 km · Must-see
• Burke Lake Park · lake · Fairfax · ~19 km · Must-see
• Burke Lake · lake · Charles · ~20 km · Must-see
• Sully Historic Site · park · Fairfax · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Braddock · lake · Montgomery · ~23 km · Must-see
• Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (super) · trek · Fairfax · ~23 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Nelson Park

Other parks near Nelson Park

• Ellanor C. Lawrence Park · park · Montgomery · ~15 km · Must-see
• Sully Historic Site · park · Fairfax · ~21 km · Must-see
• Frying Pan Farm Park · park · Montgomery · ~25 km · Must-see
• Foxstone Park · park · Montgomery · ~32 km · Must-see
• Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Regional Park · park · Fairfax · ~33 km · Must-see
• Huntley Meadows Park · park · District of Columbia · ~41 km · Must-see
• Carderock, Chesapeake & Ohio National Historic Park · park · Montgomery · ~42 km · Must-see
• Algonkian Regional Park · park · Montgomery · ~43 km · Must-see
• Piscataway Park · park · Charles · ~43 km · Must-see
• Fletcher's Cove · park · District of Columbia · ~46 km · Must-see

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