Keys Park

Keys Park: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Keys Park

Season: Year-round, evenings.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Keys Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.01343, -89.23765. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Keys Park

• Pyramid State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Perry · ~27 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake · lake · Crittenden · ~33 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake · lake · Franklin · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Murphysboro State Park · lake · Jackson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Franklin · ~36 km · Must-see
• Kinkaid Lake · lake · Jackson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument · sanctuary · Williamson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Rend Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Jefferson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua Lake · lake · Jackson · ~41 km · Must-see
• WSIU-FM (Carbondale) · lake · Jackson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Crab Orchard Lake · lake · Williamson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Piney Creek Ravine Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Randolph · ~47 km · Must-see
• Little Grand Canyon · sanctuary · Jackson · ~49 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake Dam · lake · Jackson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Williamson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Goddard Chapel · church · Williamson · ~50 km · Must-see
• Pomona Natural Bridge · sanctuary · Jackson · ~52 km · Must-see
• Little Grassy Marina · lake · Williamson · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Keys Park

Other parks near Keys Park

• Wayne County Fairgrounds · park · Union · ~107 km · Must-see
• Maria Pellegrino Park · park · Alexander · ~129 km · Must-see
• Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park · park · Saint Clair · ~133 km · Must-see
• Aboussie Park · park · Saint Louis · ~134 km · Must-see
• Kiener Plaza · park · Saint Louis · ~134 km · Must-see
• Benton Park · park · Saint Louis · ~135 km · Must-see
• Citygarden · park · Saint Louis · ~135 km · Must-see
• Carondelet Park · park · Saint Louis · ~135 km · Must-see
• Memorial Plaza · park · Saint Louis · ~136 km · Must-see
• Lafayette Park · park · Saint Louis · ~136 km · Must-see

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