Willow Park

Willow 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 Willow 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 Willow Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.02642, -88.56953. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Willow Park

• The Cross at the Crossroads · fort · Henderson · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Kanagga · lake · Henderson · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lake Sara · lake · Henderson · ~17 km · Must-see
• S.S. President · attraction · Effingham · ~21 km · Must-see
• Newton Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Jasper · ~34 km · Must-see
• Newton Power Station Lake · lake · Henderson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Thompson Mill Covered Bridge · attraction · Shelby · ~42 km · Must-see
• Lake Mattoon Dam · lake · Shelby · ~44 km · Must-see
• Prairie Ridge State Natural Area · sanctuary · Henderson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Marion · ~47 km · Must-see
• Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Henderson · ~48 km · Must-see
• Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Jasper · ~49 km · Must-see
• Paradise Dam · lake · Coles · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Shelbyville Dam · lake · Shelby · ~58 km · Must-see
• Vandalia Municipal Reservoir Dam · lake · Fayette · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site · fort · Coles · ~63 km · Must-see
• Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Fayette · ~64 km · Must-see
• Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Union · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Willow Park

Other parks near Willow Park

• Kitchell Park · park · Christian · ~73 km · Must-see
• Wayne County Fairgrounds · park · Union · ~92 km · Must-see
• Scovill Park · park · Macon · ~117 km · Must-see
• Kimmell Park · park · Knox · ~123 km · Must-see
• Gregg Park · park · Knox · ~125 km · Must-see
• Shady Rest Park · park · Piatt · ~149 km · Must-see
• Rolling Meadows Picnic Area · park · Shelby · ~42 km
• Fairview Park · park · Clark · ~73 km
• Chauncey Marsh Nature Preserve · park · Lawrence · ~83 km
• Washington Park · park · Crawford · ~89 km

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