Peterson Park

Peterson 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 Peterson 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 Peterson Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.99381, -88.14893. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Peterson Park

• Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Henderson · ~5 km · Must-see
• Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Jasper · ~5 km · Must-see
• Prairie Ridge State Natural Area · sanctuary · Henderson · ~12 km · Must-see
• Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Jasper · ~18 km · Must-see
• Newton Power Station Lake · lake · Henderson · ~23 km · Must-see
• S.S. President · attraction · Effingham · ~47 km · Must-see
• The Cross at the Crossroads · fort · Henderson · ~48 km · Must-see
• Crawford County State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Crawford · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Kanagga · lake · Henderson · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site · fort · Coles · ~54 km · Must-see
• Lake Sara · lake · Henderson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Mattoon Dam · lake · Shelby · ~59 km · Must-see
• Fort Lamotte · fort · Sullivan · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Charleston · lake · Coles · ~66 km · Must-see
• Paradise Dam · lake · Coles · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Trail State Park · sanctuary · Clark · ~67 km · Must-see
• Prairie Ridge State Natural Area · sanctuary · Jasper · ~10 km
• Illinois Oilfield Museum · museum · Crawford · ~25 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Peterson Park

Other parks near Peterson Park

• Kimmell Park · park · Knox · ~80 km · Must-see
• Gregg Park · park · Knox · ~82 km · Must-see
• Wayne County Fairgrounds · park · Union · ~89 km · Must-see
• Kitchell Park · park · Christian · ~114 km · Must-see
• Scovill Park · park · Macon · ~142 km · Must-see
• Chauncey Marsh Nature Preserve · park · Lawrence · ~41 km
• Washington Park · park · Crawford · ~43 km
• Robinson City Park · park · Crawford · ~44 km
• Fairview Park · park · Clark · ~45 km
• Red Hills State Park · park · Lawrence · ~50 km

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