Dowdy Park

Dowdy 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 Dowdy 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 Dowdy Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.97734, -75.63942. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dowdy Park

• Roanoke Sound · beach · Dare · ~6 km · Must-see
• Wright Brothers National Memorial · park · Dare · ~7 km · Must-see
• Fort Raleigh National Historic Site · fort · Dare · ~11 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island · sanctuary · Dare · ~11 km · Must-see
• Croatan Sound · beach · Dare · ~18 km · Must-see
• Coquina Beach · beach · Virginia · ~22 km · Must-see
• Bodie Island Lighthouse · attraction · Dare · ~24 km · Must-see
• Roanoke Marshes Light · attraction · Dare · ~24 km · Must-see
• Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Dare · ~43 km · Must-see
• Albemarle Sound · beach · Tyrrell · ~51 km · Must-see
• Currituck Sound · lake · Currituck · ~58 km · Must-see
• Currituck Beach Lighthouse · beach · Currituck · ~60 km · Must-see
• North River Gameland · sanctuary · Currituck · ~66 km · Must-see
• Cape Hatteras National Seashore · sanctuary · Dare · ~69 km · Must-see
• USS Huron Shipwreck · fort · Dare · ~1 km
• Jockey's Ridge State Park · park · Dare · ~2 km
• Jockey's Ridge · beach · Dare · ~2 km
• 1903 Quarters · fort · Dare · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Dowdy Park

Other parks near Dowdy Park

• Wright Brothers National Memorial · park · Dare · ~7 km · Must-see
• Edenton National Fish Hatchery · park · Chowan · ~113 km · Must-see
• Mount Trashmore Park · park · Virginia Beach · ~130 km · Must-see
• Tidewater Arboretum · park · Virginia Beach · ~141 km · Must-see
• East Ocean View Community Park · park · Norfolk · ~146 km · Must-see
• Cul Res Historic Bath · park · Beaufort · ~150 km · Must-see
• Jockey's Ridge State Park · park · Dare · ~2 km
• Knotts Island Ruritan Park · park · Currituck · ~80 km
• Red Wing Park · park · Virginia Beach · ~120 km
• Ocean Breeze Fun Park · park · Virginia Beach · ~123 km

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