Central Park

Central 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 Central 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 Central Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.15990, -89.48986. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Central Park

• Lake Glenn Shoals Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~4 km · Must-see
• Lake Lou Yaeger Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~13 km · Must-see
• Governor Bond Lake · lake · Bond · ~34 km · Must-see
• Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Fayette · ~38 km · Must-see
• Vandalia Municipal Reservoir Dam · lake · Fayette · ~45 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Macoupin · ~53 km · Must-see
• Kitchell Park · park · Christian · ~53 km · Must-see
• Otter Lake Dam · lake · Macoupin · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lake Taylorville Dam · lake · Christian · ~57 km · Must-see
• Carlyle Reservoir · lake · Clinton · ~67 km · Must-see
• Sangchris Lake Dam · lake · Sangamon · ~68 km · Must-see
• Dunlap Lake Dam · lake · Madison · ~69 km · Must-see
• Eldon Hazlet State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~71 km · Must-see
• Thompson Mill Covered Bridge · attraction · Shelby · ~74 km · Must-see
• SIUE Gardens · park · Madison · ~74 km · Must-see
• Bohm Woods Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Madison · ~75 km · Must-see
• Big Four Reservoir · lake · Montgomery · ~3 km
• Lake Hillsboro · lake · Montgomery · ~3 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Central Park

Other parks near Central Park

• Kitchell Park · park · Christian · ~53 km · Must-see
• SIUE Gardens · park · Madison · ~74 km · Must-see
• Southwind Park · park · Sangamon · ~81 km · Must-see
• Chain of Rocks Park · park · Madison · ~93 km · Must-see
• Illinois State Fairgrounds · park · Sangamon · ~96 km · Must-see
• O'Fallon Park · park · Madison · ~103 km · Must-see
• Hyde Park · park · Madison · ~104 km · Must-see
• Saint Louis Place Park · park · Saint Louis · ~105 km · Must-see
• Fairground Park · park · Saint Louis · ~105 km · Must-see
• Fairground Park · park · Madison · ~105 km · Must-see

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