Pocket Park

Pocket 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 Pocket 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 Pocket Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.31923, -93.09972. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pocket Park

• National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum · museum · Marion · ~2 km · Must-see
• Lake Red Rock · lake · Marion · ~13 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church · church · Lucas · ~47 km · Must-see
• National Balloon Museum · museum · Warren · ~49 km · Must-see
• Buxton Park · park · Warren · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Ahquabi State Park · lake · Warren · ~51 km · Must-see
• Maytag Park · park · Jasper · ~52 km · Must-see
• Newton Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Jasper · ~54 km · Must-see
• Universalist Church · fort · Polk · ~56 km · Must-see
• Conard Environmental Research Area · sanctuary · Jasper · ~56 km · Must-see
• Blank Park Zoo · sanctuary · Polk · ~61 km · Must-see
• Adventureland Resort · park · Polk · ~62 km · Must-see
• Dragon Slayer · temple · Polk · ~62 km · Must-see
• Rathbun Lake · lake · Appanoose · ~64 km · Must-see
• Saint Anthony's Church · church · Polk · ~64 km · Must-see
• Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Polk · ~66 km · Must-see
• Saint Ambrose Cathedral · church · Polk · ~66 km · Must-see
• Hotel Fort Des Moines · fort · Polk · ~66 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pocket Park

Other parks near Pocket Park

• Buxton Park · park · Warren · ~49 km · Must-see
• Maytag Park · park · Jasper · ~52 km · Must-see
• Adventureland Resort · park · Polk · ~62 km · Must-see
• Western Gateway Park · park · Polk · ~67 km · Must-see
• John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park · park · Polk · ~67 km · Must-see
• Water Works Park · park · Polk · ~68 km · Must-see
• Raccoon River Park · park · Polk · ~73 km · Must-see
• Winterset City Park · park · Madison · ~95 km · Must-see
• Bandshell Park · park · Story · ~112 km · Must-see
• Nine Eagles Lakeside Picnic Area · park · Decatur · ~122 km · Must-see

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