Monument Square

Monument Square: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Monument Square

Season: Year-round, evenings.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Monument Square — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.42175, -94.98815. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Monument Square

• Twin Lakes State Park West · park · Calhoun · ~37 km · Must-see
• Living Heritage Tree Museum · museum · Buena Vista · ~37 km · Must-see
• Swan Lake State Park · lake · Carroll · ~55 km · Must-see
• General Sherman Hall · fort · Sac · ~0 km
• Soldier Monument · fort · Sac · ~0 km
• Early Mansion · fort · Sac · ~0 km
• Sac County Historical Museum · museum · Sac · ~1 km
• Lubeck Woods Area · sanctuary · Sac · ~3 km
• Lake View Historical Museum · museum · Sac · ~17 km
• Chief Black Hawk Statue · fort · Sac · ~17 km
• Lake View Museum · museum · Sac · ~17 km
• Gun Shot Hill · viewpoint · Sac · ~18 km
• Witches Tower · fort · Sac · ~18 km
• Black Hawk Marsh Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Sac · ~20 km
• Black Hawk Marsh Dam · lake · Sac · ~21 km
• Almer Noyd Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Sac · ~21 km
• Former Sinclair Gas Station · fort · Sac · ~24 km
• Eden Prairie Recreation Area · sanctuary · Sac · ~24 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Monument Square

Other parks near Monument Square

• Twin Lakes State Park West · park · Calhoun · ~37 km · Must-see
• Woodman Hollow State Preserve · park · Webster · ~91 km · Must-see
• Ambrose A Call State Park · park · Kossuth · ~116 km · Must-see
• Emerson Bay State Recreation Area · park · Dickinson · ~131 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark State Park · park · Monona · ~132 km · Must-see
• South Ravine Park · park · Woodbury · ~142 km · Must-see
• Heritage Park · park · Pocahontas · ~55 km
• Knollcrest Park · park · Webster · ~86 km
• Squirrel Hollow County Park · park · Greene · ~97 km
• Don Williams Park · park · Boone · ~108 km

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