Benton Park

Benton 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 Benton 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 Benton Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.19623, -76.38079. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Benton Park

• Karnes Hollow · viewpoint · Columbia · ~3 km · Must-see
• Fallow Hollow · viewpoint · Columbia · ~10 km · Must-see
• Davis Hill · viewpoint · Columbia · ~11 km · Must-see
• Knob Mountain · viewpoint · Columbia · ~14 km · Must-see
• Central Mountain · viewpoint · Columbia · ~15 km · Must-see
• Red Rock Mountain · viewpoint · Sullivan · ~17 km · Must-see
• Deep Hollow · viewpoint · Sullivan · ~19 km · Must-see
• Briar Creek Reservoir · lake · Columbia · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Rose · lake · Luzerne · ~21 km · Must-see
• Jakey Hollow Natural Area · sanctuary · Columbia · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Jean · lake · Luzerne · ~22 km · Must-see
• Ganoga Lake · lake · Sullivan · ~23 km · Must-see
• North Mountain RCAG · viewpoint · Sullivan · ~25 km · Must-see
• Turkey Hill · viewpoint · Columbia · ~26 km · Must-see
• Ricketts Glen State Park · sanctuary · Luzerne · ~26 km · Must-see
• Nescopeck Mountain · viewpoint · Columbia · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Chillisquauqe · lake · Montour · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lily Lake · lake · Luzerne · ~32 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Benton Park

Other parks near Benton Park

• Knoebels Amusement Resort · park · Columbia · ~46 km · Must-see
• Susquehanna State Park · park · Lycoming · ~71 km · Must-see
• Yuengling Bicentennial Park and Gardens · park · Schuylkill · ~74 km · Must-see
• McDade Park · park · Lackawanna · ~76 km · Must-see
• Weston Field · park · Lackawanna · ~81 km · Must-see
• Nay Aug Park · park · Lackawanna · ~82 km · Must-see
• Sand Bridge State Park · park · Union · ~83 km · Must-see
• R. B. Winter State Park · park · Union · ~89 km · Must-see
• Archbald Pothole State Park · park · Lackawanna · ~95 km · Must-see
• Dorney Park · park · Lehigh · ~124 km · Must-see

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