Dowda Park

Dowda 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 Dowda 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 Dowda Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 29.62352, -81.89138. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dowda Park

• Lake Barco · lake · Putnam · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Suggs · lake · Putnam · ~18 km · Must-see
• Etoniah Creek State Forest · sanctuary · Putnam · ~21 km · Must-see
• Hawthorne Historical Museum and Culture Center · museum · Alachua · ~24 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Lake Park · lake · Alachua · ~24 km · Must-see
• Ravine Gardens State Park · park · Putnam · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Delancy Recreation Area · lake · Marion · ~30 km · Must-see
• FPC Westminster Hall · church · Putnam · ~32 km · Must-see
• Little Lake George Wilderness · lake · Putnam · ~32 km · Must-see
• Bronson Mulholland House · museum · Putnam · ~32 km · Must-see
• Welaka National Fish Hatchery Aquarium · sanctuary · Putnam · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lochloosa Lake Right Arm · lake · Alachua · ~36 km · Must-see
• Santa Fe Swamp · sanctuary · Bradford · ~37 km · Must-see
• Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park · sanctuary · Alachua · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Kerr · lake · Marion · ~39 km · Must-see
• Citra United Methodist Church · church · Marion · ~40 km · Must-see
• Orange Lake · lake · Alachua · ~41 km · Must-see
• Newnans Lake State Forest · lake · Alachua · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dowda Park

Other parks near Dowda Park

• Ravine Gardens State Park · park · Putnam · ~30 km · Must-see
• Fred Cone Park · park · Alachua · ~48 km · Must-see
• Plaza of the Americas · park · Alachua · ~55 km · Must-see
• Wild Waters · park · Marion · ~60 km · Must-see
• Ronnie Van Zant Park · park · Clay · ~61 km · Must-see
• Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park · park · Alachua · ~62 km · Must-see
• Alberts Field · park · Duval · ~79 km · Must-see
• Ponce de Leon's Fountain of Youth Archeological Park · park · Saint Johns · ~80 km · Must-see
• Fullerwood Park · park · Saint Johns · ~80 km · Must-see
• Anastasia State Park · park · Saint Johns · ~82 km · Must-see

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