VFW Park

VFW 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 VFW 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 VFW Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.48118, -88.15895. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near VFW Park

• Lake Charleston · lake · Coles · ~2 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site · fort · Coles · ~15 km · Must-see
• Paradise Dam · lake · Coles · ~32 km · Must-see
• Walnut Point State Park · sanctuary · Douglas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Mattoon Dam · lake · Shelby · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Trail State Park · sanctuary · Clark · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Shelbyville · lake · Shelby · ~55 km · Must-see
• S.S. President · attraction · Effingham · ~58 km · Must-see
• Eagle Creek State Park · sanctuary · Shelby · ~59 km · Must-see
• Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Jasper · ~64 km · Must-see
• Sam Parr State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Henderson · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Shelbyville Dam · lake · Shelby · ~67 km · Must-see
• The Cross at the Crossroads · fort · Henderson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Kanagga · lake · Henderson · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lake Sara · lake · Henderson · ~70 km · Must-see
• Sea History Museum · museum · Champaign · ~70 km · Must-see
• Crawford County State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Crawford · ~72 km · Must-see
• Blessed Sacrament Chapel · church · Vigo · ~75 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of VFW Park

Other parks near VFW Park

• University of Illinois Arboretum · park · Champaign · ~85 km · Must-see
• Centennial Park · park · Champaign · ~88 km · Must-see
• Dodds Park · park · Champaign · ~91 km · Must-see
• Scovill Park · park · Macon · ~94 km · Must-see
• Shady Rest Park · park · Piatt · ~94 km · Must-see
• Kitchell Park · park · Christian · ~100 km · Must-see
• Kimmell Park · park · Knox · ~129 km · Must-see
• Gregg Park · park · Knox · ~131 km · Must-see
• Baber Woods Nature Preserve · park · Edgar · ~28 km
• Fairview Park · park · Clark · ~32 km

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