Point Park

Point 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 Point 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 Point Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.53960, -89.09874. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Point Park

• Raccoon Lake Dam · lake · Marion · ~1 km · Must-see
• South Shore State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~26 km · Must-see
• Eldon Hazlet State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~30 km · Must-see
• Carlyle Reservoir · lake · Clinton · ~31 km · Must-see
• Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Marion · ~45 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Jefferson · ~49 km · Must-see
• Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Wayne · ~55 km · Must-see
• Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Union · ~56 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake · lake · Crittenden · ~62 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake · lake · Franklin · ~62 km · Must-see
• Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Franklin · ~62 km · Must-see
• Governor Bond Lake · lake · Bond · ~63 km · Must-see
• Vandalia Municipal Reservoir Dam · lake · Fayette · ~66 km · Must-see
• Community Beach Park · beach · Marion · ~3 km
• Central City Baptist Church · church · Marion · ~3 km
• Temple Solomon · temple · Marion · ~4 km
• Old Reservoir · lake · Marion · ~4 km
• Centralia Historical Society · museum · Marion · ~4 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Point Park

Other parks near Point Park

• Wayne County Fairgrounds · park · Union · ~81 km · Must-see
• SIUE Gardens · park · Madison · ~104 km · Must-see
• Kitchell Park · park · Christian · ~116 km · Must-see
• Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park · park · Saint Clair · ~117 km · Must-see
• Kiener Plaza · park · Saint Louis · ~119 km · Must-see
• Citygarden · park · Saint Louis · ~120 km · Must-see
• Memorial Plaza · park · Saint Louis · ~121 km · Must-see
• Hyde Park · park · Madison · ~121 km · Must-see
• Saint Louis Place Park · park · Saint Louis · ~121 km · Must-see
• Aloe Plaza · park · Saint Louis · ~121 km · Must-see

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