Picnic Area

Picnic Area: 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 Picnic Area

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 Picnic Area — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.05245, -86.43145. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Picnic Area

• Lake Monroe · lake · Monroe · ~2 km · Must-see
• Browning Hill · viewpoint · Monroe · ~7 km · Must-see
• Charles C. Deam Wilderness · sanctuary · Monroe · ~10 km · Must-see
• Hickory Ridge Lookout Tower · viewpoint · Monroe · ~12 km · Must-see
• Selma N. Steele State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Brown · ~15 km · Must-see
• Seminary Square Park · park · Monroe · ~19 km · Must-see
• Indiana University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology · museum · Monroe · ~19 km · Must-see
• Griffy Reservoir · lake · Monroe · ~23 km · Must-see
• Story Monument · attraction · Brown · ~24 km · Must-see
• Tecumseh Trail · trek · Brown · ~24 km · Must-see
• Brown County State Park · sanctuary · Brown · ~24 km · Must-see
• Otis Park · park · Lawrence · ~27 km · Must-see
• Morgan-Monroe State Forest · sanctuary · Monroe · ~27 km · Must-see
• Weed Patch Hill · viewpoint · Brown · ~28 km · Must-see
• M60 · attraction · Lawrence · ~28 km · Must-see
• Yellowwood State Forest · sanctuary · Brown · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lake Lemon · lake · Monroe · ~30 km · Must-see
• Donaldson Cave · cave · Lawrence · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Picnic Area

Other parks near Picnic Area

• Seminary Square Park · park · Monroe · ~19 km · Must-see
• Otis Park · park · Lawrence · ~27 km · Must-see
• Martin County State Forest · park · Martin · ~59 km · Must-see
• Southwestway Park · park · Marion · ~85 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Trace Park · park · Harrison · ~97 km · Must-see
• Garfield Park · park · Marion · ~100 km · Must-see
• Southeastway Park · park · Marion · ~101 km · Must-see
• White River State Park · park · Marion · ~103 km · Must-see
• Military Park · park · Marion · ~104 km · Must-see
• Monument Circle · park · Marion · ~104 km · Must-see

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