Foundation Park

Foundation 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 Foundation 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 Foundation Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.53162, -89.11275. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Foundation Park

• Raccoon Lake Dam · lake · Marion · ~2 km · Must-see
• South Shore State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~25 km · Must-see
• Eldon Hazlet State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Carlyle Reservoir · lake · Clinton · ~31 km · Must-see
• Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Marion · ~46 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Jefferson · ~48 km · Must-see
• Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Wayne · ~57 km · Must-see
• Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Union · ~57 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake · lake · Crittenden · ~61 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake · lake · Franklin · ~61 km · Must-see
• Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Franklin · ~61 km · Must-see
• Governor Bond Lake · lake · Bond · ~63 km · Must-see
• Vandalia Municipal Reservoir Dam · lake · Fayette · ~67 km · Must-see
• Temple Solomon · temple · Marion · ~2 km
• Central City Baptist Church · church · Marion · ~3 km
• Centralia Historical Society · museum · Marion · ~3 km
• First Assembly of God Church · church · Marion · ~3 km
• Demaree United Methodist Church · church · Marion · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Foundation Park

Other parks near Foundation Park

• Wayne County Fairgrounds · park · Union · ~83 km · Must-see
• SIUE Gardens · park · Madison · ~103 km · Must-see
• Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park · park · Saint Clair · ~116 km · Must-see
• Kitchell Park · park · Christian · ~118 km · Must-see
• Kiener Plaza · park · Saint Louis · ~118 km · Must-see
• Citygarden · park · Saint Louis · ~118 km · Must-see
• Memorial Plaza · park · Saint Louis · ~119 km · Must-see
• Hyde Park · park · Madison · ~120 km · Must-see
• Saint Louis Place Park · park · Saint Louis · ~120 km · Must-see
• Aloe Plaza · park · Saint Louis · ~120 km · Must-see

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