Calkins Park

Calkins 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 Calkins 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 Calkins Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.32166, -95.14830. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Calkins Park

• Emerson Bay State Recreation Area · park · Dickinson · ~5 km · Must-see
• Higgins Museum · museum · Dickinson · ~8 km · Must-see
• West Okoboji Lake · lake · Dickinson · ~9 km · Must-see
• East Okoboji Lake · lake · Dickinson · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cayler Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Dickinson · ~14 km · Must-see
• Marble Beach State Recreation Area · beach · Dickinson · ~21 km · Must-see
• Spirit Lake · lake · Dickinson · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lost Island Lake · lake · Palo Alto · ~32 km · Must-see
• Iowa Lake · lake · Osceola · ~40 km · Must-see
• Plum Lake · lake · Osceola · ~41 km · Must-see
• Indian Lake · lake · Osceola · ~44 km · Must-see
• Indian Lake · lake · Nobles · ~44 km · Must-see
• Wittrock Indian Village State Preserve · fort · O'Brien · ~55 km · Must-see
• Ocheda Lake · lake · Osceola · ~58 km · Must-see
• Ocheda Lake · lake · Nobles · ~58 km · Must-see
• Hawkeye Point · viewpoint · Osceola · ~60 km · Must-see
• Lake Independence · lake · Jackson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Okabena Lake · lake · Nobles · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Calkins Park

Other parks near Calkins Park

• Emerson Bay State Recreation Area · park · Dickinson · ~5 km · Must-see
• Ambrose A Call State Park · park · Kossuth · ~99 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes State Park West · park · Calhoun · ~128 km · Must-see
• Chubb Park · park · Martin · ~83 km
• Holden Park · park · Martin · ~83 km
• Heritage Park · park · Pocahontas · ~95 km
• Monument Square · park · Sac · ~126 km
• Riverside Park · park · Brown · ~128 km
• Foote Park · park · Lyon · ~130 km
• Prairieview Park · park · Brown · ~141 km

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