Big Woods

Big Woods: 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 Big Woods

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 Big Woods — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.55285, -92.43166. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Woods

• Cedar Falls Ice House · waterfall · Black Hawk · ~3 km · Must-see
• George Wyth Memorial State Park · park · Black Hawk · ~4 km · Must-see
• Hartman Reserve Nature Center · sanctuary · Black Hawk · ~5 km · Must-see
• Grout Museum of History and Science · museum · Black Hawk · ~12 km · Must-see
• Lost Island Waterpark · park · Black Hawk · ~19 km · Must-see
• Matugani · attraction · Black Hawk · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lost Island Theme Park · park · Black Hawk · ~20 km · Must-see
• The Salvation Army of Waterloo & Cedar Falls · waterfall · Black Hawk · ~20 km · Must-see
• Conants Park · park · Tama · ~57 km · Must-see
• Little Brown Church in · church · Chickasaw · ~57 km · Must-see
• Illinois Central Combination Depot-Ackley · fort · Hardin · ~64 km · Must-see
• Big Woods Lake Recreation Area · lake · Black Hawk · ~1 km
• Lakes Trail Hill · viewpoint · Black Hawk · ~3 km
• Little School House · museum · Black Hawk · ~3 km
• Iowa Band Museum · museum · Black Hawk · ~3 km
• Victorian House Museum · museum · Black Hawk · ~3 km
• Cedar Falls Historical Society · waterfall · Black Hawk · ~3 km
• First United Methodist · church · Black Hawk · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Woods

Other parks near Big Woods

• George Wyth Memorial State Park · park · Black Hawk · ~4 km · Must-see
• Lost Island Waterpark · park · Black Hawk · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lost Island Theme Park · park · Black Hawk · ~20 km · Must-see
• Conants Park · park · Tama · ~57 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Park · park · Floyd · ~76 km · Must-see
• Hanging Bog State Preserve · park · Linn · ~99 km · Must-see
• Parkers Woods · park · Cerro Gordo · ~115 km · Must-see
• Palisades-Kepler State Park · park · Linn · ~131 km · Must-see
• Maytag Park · park · Jasper · ~136 km · Must-see
• Bandshell Park · park · Story · ~142 km · Must-see

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