Centennial Park

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

Best time to visit Centennial Park

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 Centennial Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.90516, -93.60303. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Centennial Park

• Reiman Gardens · sanctuary · Story · ~15 km · Must-see
• Bandshell Park · park · Story · ~17 km · Must-see
• Campanile · attraction · Story · ~17 km · Must-see
• Farm House Museum · museum · Story · ~17 km · Must-see
• Ioway Creek · lake · Story · ~20 km · Must-see
• Big Creek State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~20 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Diversion Dam · lake · Polk · ~20 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Schoolhouse · fort · Polk · ~22 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple & Cultural Center of Iowa · temple · Dallas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Saylorville Lake Project · lake · Polk · ~29 km · Must-see
• High Trestle Trail · trek · Dallas · ~30 km · Must-see
• Skunk River Greenbelt · sanctuary · Story · ~36 km · Must-see
• Adventureland Resort · park · Polk · ~37 km · Must-see
• Dragon Slayer · temple · Polk · ~37 km · Must-see
• Universalist Church · fort · Polk · ~41 km · Must-see
• Trinity Las Americas United Methodist Church · church · Polk · ~41 km · Must-see
• Basilica of Saint John · church · Polk · ~42 km · Must-see
• Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Polk · ~43 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Centennial Park

Other parks near Centennial Park

• Bandshell Park · park · Story · ~17 km · Must-see
• Adventureland Resort · park · Polk · ~37 km · Must-see
• Western Gateway Park · park · Polk · ~45 km · Must-see
• John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park · park · Polk · ~45 km · Must-see
• Water Works Park · park · Polk · ~47 km · Must-see
• Raccoon River Park · park · Polk · ~50 km · Must-see
• Maytag Park · park · Jasper · ~64 km · Must-see
• Buxton Park · park · Warren · ~75 km · Must-see
• Woodman Hollow State Preserve · park · Webster · ~88 km · Must-see
• Winterset City Park · park · Madison · ~91 km · Must-see

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