McDonald Woods

McDonald Woods: 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 McDonald Woods

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 McDonald Woods — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.04241, -93.60295. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McDonald Woods

• Bandshell Park · park · Story · ~2 km · Must-see
• Ioway Creek · lake · Story · ~4 km · Must-see
• Farm House Museum · museum · Story · ~5 km · Must-see
• Campanile · attraction · Story · ~5 km · Must-see
• Reiman Gardens · sanctuary · Story · ~6 km · Must-see
• Skunk River Greenbelt · sanctuary · Story · ~17 km · Must-see
• Little Wall Lake County Park · lake · Hamilton · ~32 km · Must-see
• Big Creek State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~35 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Diversion Dam · lake · Polk · ~37 km · Must-see
• Anderson Goose Lake · lake · Hamilton · ~38 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple & Cultural Center of Iowa · temple · Dallas · ~39 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Schoolhouse · fort · Polk · ~39 km · Must-see
• High Trestle Trail · trek · Dallas · ~43 km · Must-see
• Saylorville Lake Project · lake · Polk · ~47 km · Must-see
• Adventureland Resort · park · Polk · ~55 km · Must-see
• Dragon Slayer · temple · Polk · ~55 km · Must-see
• Universalist Church · fort · Polk · ~57 km · Must-see
• Original Raccoon River Valley Trail · trek · Dallas · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of McDonald Woods

Other parks near McDonald Woods

• Bandshell Park · park · Story · ~2 km · Must-see
• Adventureland Resort · park · Polk · ~55 km · Must-see
• Western Gateway Park · park · Polk · ~64 km · Must-see
• John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park · park · Polk · ~64 km · Must-see
• Water Works Park · park · Polk · ~66 km · Must-see
• Raccoon River Park · park · Polk · ~69 km · Must-see
• Woodman Hollow State Preserve · park · Webster · ~73 km · Must-see
• Maytag Park · park · Jasper · ~75 km · Must-see
• Buxton Park · park · Warren · ~94 km · Must-see
• Conants Park · park · Tama · ~99 km · Must-see

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