Swanson Park

Swanson 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Swanson Park

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Swanson Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.16674, -95.95731. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Swanson Park

• Bellevue · church · Pottawattamie · ~3 km · Must-see
• Upland Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~4 km · Must-see
• Upland Park · park · Douglas · ~4 km · Must-see
• Brown Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~5 km · Must-see
• Hitchcock Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~6 km · Must-see
• Pulaski Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~7 km · Must-see
• Fun-Plex · park · Pottawattamie · ~8 km · Must-see
• Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium · park · Pottawattamie · ~9 km · Must-see
• Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium · sanctuary · Douglas · ~9 km · Must-see
• St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church · church · Pottawattamie · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Manawa · lake · Pottawattamie · ~12 km · Must-see
• Saint John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church · church · Douglas · ~12 km · Must-see
• Durham Museum · museum · Pottawattamie · ~12 km · Must-see
• First Unitarian Church of Omaha · church · Douglas · ~13 km · Must-see
• Trinity Cathedral · church · Douglas · ~13 km · Must-see
• Al F. Caniglia Field · park · Pottawattamie · ~14 km · Must-see
• Saint Cecilia Cathedral · church · Douglas · ~14 km · Must-see
• Golden Spike Monument · fort · Pottawattamie · ~15 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Swanson Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Swanson Park

• Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium · sanctuary · Douglas · ~9 km · Must-see
• Historic General Dodge House · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Memorial Park · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~18 km · Must-see
• Chalco Hills Recreation Area · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~21 km · Must-see
• Miller Park · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark Monument Park · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~22 km · Must-see
• Pony Creek Park · sanctuary · Mills · ~23 km · Must-see
• Hitchcock Nature Center · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~35 km · Must-see
• Platte River State Park · sanctuary · Cass · ~36 km · Must-see
• Schramm Park State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Mills · ~37 km · Must-see

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