Forest Park

Forest 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 Forest 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 Forest Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.51568, -87.12267. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Forest Park

• Mansfield Covered Bridge · attraction · Parke · ~22 km · Must-see
• Cagles Mill Lake · lake · Owen · ~28 km · Must-see
• Dresser Church · church · Vigo · ~33 km · Must-see
• Saint Anne Shell Chapel · church · Vigo · ~36 km · Must-see
• Church of the Immaculate Conception · church · Vigo · ~36 km · Must-see
• Blessed Sacrament Chapel · church · Vigo · ~36 km · Must-see
• Owen-Putnam State Forest · sanctuary · Owen · ~37 km · Must-see
• Baker's Camp Bridge · attraction · Putnam · ~49 km · Must-see
• Shakamak State Park · sanctuary · Greene · ~50 km · Must-see
• McCormick's Creek State Park · sanctuary · Owen · ~52 km · Must-see
• Salmon Lusk Grist Mill · museum · Parke · ~53 km · Must-see
• CCC Recreation Building · fort · Owen · ~53 km · Must-see
• Turkey Run State Park · sanctuary · Parke · ~53 km · Must-see
• Shades State Park · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~59 km · Must-see
• INRD Indianapolis Subdivision · attraction · Greene · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Trail State Park · sanctuary · Clark · ~68 km · Must-see
• Hendricks County Museum · museum · Hendricks · ~72 km · Must-see
• Greene–Sullivan State Forest · sanctuary · Greene · ~75 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Forest Park

Other parks near Forest Park

• Seminary Square Park · park · Monroe · ~80 km · Must-see
• Southwestway Park · park · Marion · ~96 km · Must-see
• White River State Park · park · Marion · ~107 km · Must-see
• Military Park · park · Marion · ~108 km · Must-see
• Newfields · park · Marion · ~109 km · Must-see
• Garfield Park · park · Marion · ~109 km · Must-see
• Monument Circle · park · Marion · ~109 km · Must-see
• Otis Park · park · Lawrence · ~116 km · Must-see
• Martin County State Forest · park · Martin · ~121 km · Must-see
• Kimmell Park · park · Knox · ~122 km · Must-see

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