Riverfront Park

Riverfront 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 Riverfront 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 Riverfront Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.88676, -90.17991. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Riverfront Park

• Alton Military Prison Site · lake · Madison · ~1 km · Must-see
• Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument · fort · Madison · ~2 km · Must-see
• Piasa Bird · fort · Madison · ~3 km · Must-see
• McPike Mansion · attraction · Madison · ~3 km · Must-see
• Alton Museum of History and Art · museum · Madison · ~4 km · Must-see
• Benjamin Godfrey Chapel · church · Madison · ~9 km · Must-see
• Fort Belle Fontaine · fort · Madison · ~9 km · Must-see
• Edward "Ted" and Pat Jones Confluence Point State Park · sanctuary · Saint Charles · ~10 km · Must-see
• Spanish Lake · lake · Madison · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lewis & Clark Expidition · fort · Madison · ~13 km · Must-see
• Chain of Rocks Park · park · Madison · ~17 km · Must-see
• Bellefontaine Conservation Area · sanctuary · Madison · ~18 km · Must-see
• Bohm Woods Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Madison · ~21 km · Must-see
• Bel Air drive in sign · attraction · Madison · ~21 km · Must-see
• SIUE Gardens · park · Madison · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Hillcrest Dam · lake · Madison · ~28 km · Must-see
• Dunlap Lake Dam · lake · Madison · ~28 km · Must-see
• O'Fallon Park · park · Madison · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Riverfront Park

Other parks near Riverfront Park

• Chain of Rocks Park · park · Madison · ~17 km · Must-see
• SIUE Gardens · park · Madison · ~24 km · Must-see
• O'Fallon Park · park · Madison · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fairground Park · park · Madison · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fairground Park · park · Saint Louis · ~31 km · Must-see
• Hyde Park · park · Madison · ~31 km · Must-see
• Saint Louis Place Park · park · Saint Louis · ~33 km · Must-see
• McDonnell Park · park · Madison · ~34 km · Must-see
• Aloe Plaza · park · Saint Louis · ~36 km · Must-see
• Memorial Plaza · park · Saint Louis · ~36 km · Must-see

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