The Oval

The Oval: 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 The Oval

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 The Oval — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.39144, -94.70303. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Oval

• Prairie State Park · sanctuary · Barton · ~24 km · Must-see
• Mined Land Wildlife Area · park · Cherokee · ~26 km · Must-see
• Rainbow Bridge · attraction · Cherokee · ~44 km · Must-see
• Fort Baxter · museum · Ottawa · ~50 km · Must-see
• Tanyard Hollow · viewpoint · Ottawa · ~51 km · Must-see
• Jasper County Courthouse · fort · Jasper · ~53 km · Must-see
• Neosho State Fishing Lake · lake · Neosho · ~55 km · Must-see
• Forest Park Church Carthage · church · Jasper · ~55 km · Must-see
• Tri-State Marker · fort · Ottawa · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lunette Blair-Blockhouse · fort · Bourbon · ~63 km · Must-see
• Fort Scott National Historic Site · fort · Bourbon · ~63 km · Must-see
• Parsons Arboretum · park · Labette · ~63 km · Must-see
• George Washington Carver National Monument · sanctuary · Newton · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Parsons · lake · Neosho · ~71 km · Must-see
• Miami First Church of-Nazarene · church · Ottawa · ~74 km · Must-see
• Methodist Church · church · Crawford · ~1 km
• First Christian Church · church · Crawford · ~2 km
• ArtForms Gallery · museum · Crawford · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of The Oval

Other parks near The Oval

• Mined Land Wildlife Area · park · Cherokee · ~26 km · Must-see
• Parsons Arboretum · park · Labette · ~63 km · Must-see
• Neosho National Fish Hatchery · park · Newton · ~82 km · Must-see
• Osage Village State Historic Site · park · Vernon · ~99 km · Must-see
• Park of Vinita · park · Craig · ~117 km · Must-see
• Massacre Memorial State Park · park · Linn · ~124 km · Must-see
• Spavinaw State Park · park · Mayes · ~146 km · Must-see
• Wilson's Creek National Battlefield · park · Greene · ~149 km · Must-see
• Route 66 Park · park · Cherokee · ~48 km
• Mercy Park, Joplin, Missouri · park · Ottawa · ~50 km

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