Veterans Park

Veterans 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 Veterans 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 Veterans Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.73168, -90.25197. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Veterans Park

• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~9 km · Must-see
• Waverly Lake · lake · Morgan · ~31 km · Must-see
• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~40 km · Must-see
• Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~40 km · Must-see
• Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~43 km · Must-see
• Nipper Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Sangamon · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mound House · fort · Greene · ~49 km · Must-see
• Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~52 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake Dam · lake · Macoupin · ~58 km · Must-see
• Sangamon River State Natural Area · sanctuary · Sangamon · ~60 km · Must-see
• Rees Memorial Carillon · attraction · Sangamon · ~61 km · Must-see
• Washington Park · sanctuary · Sangamon · ~62 km · Must-see
• Southwind Park · park · Sangamon · ~64 km · Must-see
• Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak · sanctuary · Mason · ~64 km · Must-see
• Illinois Korean War Memorial · fort · Sangamon · ~64 km · Must-see
• Taylor Apartments · fort · Sangamon · ~64 km · Must-see
• Illinois State Museum · museum · Sangamon · ~64 km · Must-see
• Colonel Matthew Rogers Building · fort · Menard · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Veterans Park

Other parks near Veterans Park

• Southwind Park · park · Sangamon · ~64 km · Must-see
• Illinois State Fairgrounds · park · Sangamon · ~66 km · Must-see
• Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area · park · Logan · ~106 km · Must-see
• Logan Courthouse Square Historic District · park · Logan · ~111 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~120 km · Must-see
• Cuivre River State Park · park · Lincoln · ~122 km · Must-see
• SIUE Gardens · park · Madison · ~132 km · Must-see
• Chain of Rocks Park · park · Madison · ~135 km · Must-see
• Kitchell Park · park · Christian · ~135 km · Must-see
• McDonnell Park · park · Madison · ~142 km · Must-see

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