Central Park

Central 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 Central 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 Central Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.73436, -90.22926. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Central Park

• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~9 km · Must-see
• Waverly Lake · lake · Morgan · ~29 km · Must-see
• Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~38 km · Must-see
• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~41 km · Must-see
• Nipper Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Sangamon · ~45 km · Must-see
• Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~45 km · Must-see
• Mound House · fort · Greene · ~51 km · Must-see
• Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~52 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake Dam · lake · Macoupin · ~57 km · Must-see
• Sangamon River State Natural Area · sanctuary · Sangamon · ~57 km · Must-see
• Rees Memorial Carillon · attraction · Sangamon · ~59 km · Must-see
• Washington Park · sanctuary · Sangamon · ~59 km · Must-see
• Southwind Park · park · Sangamon · ~61 km · Must-see
• Illinois Korean War Memorial · fort · Sangamon · ~62 km · Must-see
• Taylor Apartments · fort · Sangamon · ~62 km · Must-see
• Illinois State Museum · museum · Sangamon · ~62 km · Must-see
• Jennings Ford Automobile Dealership · fort · Sangamon · ~62 km · Must-see
• Colonel Matthew Rogers Building · fort · Menard · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Central Park

Other parks near Central Park

• Southwind Park · park · Sangamon · ~61 km · Must-see
• Illinois State Fairgrounds · park · Sangamon · ~64 km · Must-see
• Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area · park · Logan · ~104 km · Must-see
• Logan Courthouse Square Historic District · park · Logan · ~109 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~122 km · Must-see
• Cuivre River State Park · park · Lincoln · ~123 km · Must-see
• SIUE Gardens · park · Madison · ~132 km · Must-see
• Kitchell Park · park · Christian · ~133 km · Must-see
• Chain of Rocks Park · park · Madison · ~135 km · Must-see
• Scovill Park · park · Macon · ~141 km · Must-see

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