First Ward Park

First Ward 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 First Ward 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 First Ward Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.07151, -90.66247. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near First Ward Park

• Goose Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Clinton · ~31 km · Must-see
• Big Mill Homestead · park · Jackson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Bellevue State Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~34 km · Must-see
• Fritz Chapel · church · Jackson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Dam No. 12 · lake · Jo Daviess · ~36 km · Must-see
• Swiss Valley Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Dubuque · ~49 km · Must-see
• Saint Joseph Catholic Church · church · Dubuque · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mines of Spain State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dubuque · ~53 km · Must-see
• Frentress Lake · lake · Dubuque · ~55 km · Must-see
• Julien Dubuque Monument · fort · Dubuque · ~55 km · Must-see
• Bickelhaupt Arboretum · sanctuary · Clinton · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lake Galena · lake · Jackson · ~57 km · Must-see
• Apple River Fort · fort · Jackson · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lost Grove Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Scott · ~58 km · Must-see
• Van Allen Building · sanctuary · Clinton · ~58 km · Must-see
• Cameron Woods State Preserve · sanctuary · Scott · ~59 km · Must-see
• Saint Raphael Cathedral · church · Dubuque · ~59 km · Must-see
• William M. Black · museum · Dubuque · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of First Ward Park

Other parks near First Ward Park

• Big Mill Homestead · park · Jackson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Washington Park · park · Dubuque · ~59 km · Must-see
• Emeis Park · park · Scott · ~74 km · Must-see
• Vander Veer Botanical Park · park · Scott · ~74 km · Must-see
• Duck Creek Park · park · Scott · ~75 km · Must-see
• Fejervary Park · park · Scott · ~75 km · Must-see
• Indian Springs Park · park · Scott · ~76 km · Must-see
• Old Schuetzen Park · park · Scott · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lindsay Park · park · Scott · ~76 km · Must-see
• Sunderbruch Park · park · Scott · ~77 km · Must-see

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