Central Avenue

Central Avenue: 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 Central Avenue

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 Central Avenue — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.58577, -84.77363. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Central Avenue

• Weidman Millpond · lake · Isabella · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Thirteen · lake · Clare · ~39 km · Must-see
• Sanford Lake · lake · Midland · ~43 km · Must-see
• Chippewa Nature Center · park · Midland · ~49 km · Must-see
• Dow Gardens · sanctuary · Midland · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lost Lake · lake · Clare · ~53 km · Must-see
• Wixom Lake · lake · Gladwin · ~54 km · Must-see
• Budd Lake · lake · Clare · ~61 km · Must-see
• Little Long Lake · lake · Clare · ~61 km · Must-see
• Wilson State Park · park · Clare · ~62 km · Must-see
• Pratt Lake · lake · Gladwin · ~65 km · Must-see
• Cowden Lake · lake · Montcalm · ~67 km · Must-see
• Maple River State Game Area · sanctuary · Clinton · ~70 km · Must-see
• Townline Lake · lake · Mecosta · ~70 km · Must-see
• Rogers Dam · lake · Mecosta · ~71 km · Must-see
• Hartley Outdoor Recreation Center · sanctuary · Saginaw · ~72 km · Must-see
• Jim Crow Museum of Racist Imagery · museum · Mecosta · ~73 km · Must-see
• Potter Playground · park · Isabella · ~2 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Central Avenue

Other parks near Central Avenue

• Chippewa Nature Center · park · Midland · ~49 km · Must-see
• Wilson State Park · park · Clare · ~62 km · Must-see
• William H. Haithco Recreation Area · park · Saginaw · ~84 km · Must-see
• Bay City State Park · park · Bay · ~88 km · Must-see
• Wenonah Park · park · Bay · ~89 km · Must-see
• Sleepy Hollow State Park · park · Clinton · ~98 km · Must-see
• William Mitchell State Park · park · Wexford · ~114 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Genesee · ~118 km · Must-see
• Frances Park · park · Ingham · ~122 km · Must-see
• Crego Park · park · Ingham · ~123 km · Must-see

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