Central Park

Central 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 Central 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 Central Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.99054, -94.73484. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Central Park

• Lake Icaria County Recreation Area · lake · Adams · ~10 km · Must-see
• Viking Lake State Park · lake · Montgomery · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake of Three Fires State Park · lake · Taylor · ~38 km · Must-see
• Historic United States Post Office · attraction · Union · ~40 km · Must-see
• William P. Hepburn House · sanctuary · Page · ~47 km · Must-see
• Hitchcock House · fort · Cass · ~58 km · Must-see
• Adams County Freedom Rock · fort · Adams · ~0 km
• Johnny Carson Birthplace Society · museum · Adams · ~1 km
• Spring Lake Park · lake · Adams · ~1 km
• Binder Lake Dam · lake · Adams · ~3 km
• Lake Icaria Dam · lake · Adams · ~8 km
• 220th Street · fort · Adams · ~9 km
• Kline Museum · museum · Adams · ~14 km
• Carl Methodist Church · church · Adams · ~20 km
• Lake Maharry Dam · lake · Taylor · ~23 km
• Villisca Axe Murder House · museum · Montgomery · ~26 km
• Olson/Linn Museum · museum · Montgomery · ~27 km
• Wilson Lake Dam · lake · Taylor · ~29 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Central Park

Other parks near Central Park

• Winterset City Park · park · Madison · ~89 km · Must-see
• Missouri State Arboretum · park · Nodaway · ~90 km · Must-see
• Nine Eagles Lakeside Picnic Area · park · Decatur · ~115 km · Must-see
• Steinhart Park · park · Fremont · ~128 km · Must-see
• Freedom Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~128 km · Must-see
• Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium · park · Pottawattamie · ~129 km · Must-see
• Brown Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~129 km · Must-see
• Upland Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~131 km · Must-see
• Upland Park · park · Douglas · ~131 km · Must-see
• Raccoon River Park · park · Polk · ~132 km · Must-see

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