Local favourite park · Jefferson, Illinois
Optimist Park
Optimist Park is a park in Jefferson, Illinois.
Optimist 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 Optimist 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 Optimist Park — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 38.32379, -88.90278. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Optimist Park
- Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Jefferson · ~18 km · Must-see
- Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Franklin · ~29 km · Must-see
- Rend Lake · lake · Franklin · ~30 km · Must-see
- Rend Lake · lake · Crittenden · ~30 km · Must-see
- Raccoon Lake Dam · lake · Marion · ~38 km · Must-see
- Ten Mile Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Union · ~44 km · Must-see
- Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Wayne · ~46 km · Must-see
- Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Union · ~46 km · Must-see
- Saint James Episcopal Church · church · Hamilton · ~51 km · Must-see
- Wayne County Fairgrounds · park · Union · ~58 km · Must-see
- Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Marion · ~58 km · Must-see
- South Shore State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~61 km · Must-see
- Eldon Hazlet State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~66 km · Must-see
- Hamilton County State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Union · ~67 km · Must-see
- Hamilton County State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Hamilton · ~67 km · Must-see
- Carlyle Reservoir · lake · Clinton · ~67 km · Must-see
- Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument · sanctuary · Williamson · ~70 km · Must-see
- Mitchell Museum at Cedarhurst · museum · Jefferson · ~2 km
Other parks near Optimist Park
- Wayne County Fairgrounds · park · Union · ~58 km · Must-see
- SIUE Gardens · park · Madison · ~136 km · Must-see
- Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park · park · Saint Clair · ~144 km · Must-see
- Kiener Plaza · park · Saint Louis · ~146 km · Must-see
- Citygarden · park · Saint Louis · ~147 km · Must-see
- Memorial Plaza · park · Saint Louis · ~148 km · Must-see
- Kitchell Park · park · Christian · ~148 km · Must-see
- Aboussie Park · park · Saint Louis · ~148 km · Must-see
- Aloe Plaza · park · Saint Louis · ~148 km · Must-see
- Benton Park · park · Saint Louis · ~149 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Optimist Park open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Optimist Park yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Optimist Park?
Year-round, evenings. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Optimist Park?
Nearby: Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area (lake, 18 km), Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area (sanctuary, 29 km), Rend Lake (lake, 30 km), Rend Lake (lake, 30 km), Raccoon Lake Dam (lake, 38 km), Ten Mile Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area (sanctuary, 44 km).