North Park

North 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 North 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 North Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.18802, -93.58754. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near North Park

• Skunk River Greenbelt · sanctuary · Story · ~4 km · Must-see
• Little Wall Lake County Park · lake · Hamilton · ~12 km · Must-see
• Anderson Goose Lake · lake · Hamilton · ~18 km · Must-see
• Ioway Creek · lake · Story · ~21 km · Must-see
• Bandshell Park · park · Story · ~23 km · Must-see
• Farm House Museum · museum · Story · ~23 km · Must-see
• Campanile · attraction · Story · ~23 km · Must-see
• Reiman Gardens · sanctuary · Story · ~25 km · Must-see
• Brushy Creek State Preserve · sanctuary · Webster · ~49 km · Must-see
• Big Creek State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~55 km · Must-see
• Saint Matthews Episcopal Church · church · Hardin · ~57 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Diversion Dam · lake · Polk · ~57 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple & Cultural Center of Iowa · temple · Dallas · ~58 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Schoolhouse · fort · Polk · ~59 km · Must-see
• High Trestle Trail · trek · Dallas · ~61 km · Must-see
• Woodman Hollow State Preserve · park · Webster · ~62 km · Must-see
• Quasdorf Wagon, Machine and Blacksmith Shop Museum · museum · Wright · ~66 km · Must-see
• Saylorville Lake Project · lake · Polk · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of North Park

Other parks near North Park

• Bandshell Park · park · Story · ~23 km · Must-see
• Woodman Hollow State Preserve · park · Webster · ~62 km · Must-see
• Adventureland Resort · park · Polk · ~75 km · Must-see
• Western Gateway Park · park · Polk · ~84 km · Must-see
• John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park · park · Polk · ~84 km · Must-see
• Water Works Park · park · Polk · ~86 km · Must-see
• Maytag Park · park · Jasper · ~89 km · Must-see
• Raccoon River Park · park · Polk · ~89 km · Must-see
• Conants Park · park · Tama · ~96 km · Must-see
• Buxton Park · park · Warren · ~114 km · Must-see

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