Brookside Park

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

Best time to visit Brookside Park

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Brookside Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.87199, -82.32949. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Brookside Park

• Ashland Reservoir · lake · Ashland · ~6 km · Must-see
• Charles Mill Lake · lake · Richland · ~16 km · Must-see
• Ohio State Reformatory · museum · Richland · ~22 km · Must-see
• Oak Hill Cottage · fort · Richland · ~25 km · Must-see
• Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building · fort · Richland · ~25 km · Must-see
• Saint Peter's Church · church · Richland · ~26 km · Must-see
• Park Avenue Baptist Church · church · Richland · ~26 km · Must-see
• Central United Methodist Church · church · Richland · ~26 km · Must-see
• North Lake Park · lake · Richland · ~26 km · Must-see
• Kingwood Center Gardens · fort · Richland · ~28 km · Must-see
• Site of the tree from the movie Shawshank Redemption, before felling. · attraction · Richland · ~31 km · Must-see
• Malabar Farm State Park · fort · Richland · ~32 km · Must-see
• Pleasant Hill Lake · lake · Richland · ~33 km · Must-see
• Shelby · church · Richland · ~35 km · Must-see
• Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church · church · Richland · ~36 km · Must-see
• Mohican Memorial State Forest · sanctuary · Ashland · ~37 km · Must-see
• Richland County Museum · museum · Richland · ~38 km · Must-see
• First Congregational Church · church · Richland · ~38 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Brookside Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Brookside Park

• Mohican Memorial State Forest · sanctuary · Ashland · ~37 km · Must-see
• Secrest Arboretum · sanctuary · Wayne · ~45 km · Must-see
• Ramser Arboretum · sanctuary · Knox · ~47 km · Must-see
• Knox Woods State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Knox · ~66 km · Must-see
• Mount Gilead State Park · sanctuary · Morrow · ~68 km · Must-see
• Old Woman Creek Estuary & Nature Reserve · sanctuary · Erie · ~73 km · Must-see
• Terradise Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Marion · ~77 km · Must-see
• Akron Zoo · sanctuary · Summit · ~88 km · Must-see
• Jackson Bog State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Stark · ~88 km · Must-see
• Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens · sanctuary · Summit · ~89 km · Must-see

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