Scripps Park

Scripps 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 Scripps 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 Scripps Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.11420, -90.58019. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Scripps Park

• Sanganois State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~28 km · Must-see
• Meredosia Island · lake · Cass · ~31 km · Must-see
• Weinberg-King State Park · sanctuary · Schuyler · ~38 km · Must-see
• Anderson Lake State Conservation Area · lake · Fulton · ~43 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Chapel and Cemetery · church · Adams · ~47 km · Must-see
• Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Cass · ~53 km · Must-see
• Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak · sanctuary · Mason · ~54 km · Must-see
• Ogden-Fettie Site · fort · Fulton · ~58 km · Must-see
• Naples Mound 8 · fort · Pike · ~59 km · Must-see
• Dickson Mounds · fort · Fulton · ~59 km · Must-see
• Rockwell Mound · fort · Mason · ~61 km · Must-see
• New Philadelphia National Historic Site · fort · Pike · ~71 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Mason · ~72 km · Must-see
• Historic Carthage Jail · museum · Hancock · ~73 km · Must-see
• Lake Jacksonville Dam · lake · Morgan · ~73 km · Must-see
• Schuyler Jail Museum & Gnlgcl · museum · Schuyler · ~2 km
• Peabody Lake Dam · lake · Schuyler · ~14 km
• Clay Bank · viewpoint · Schuyler · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Scripps Park

Other parks near Scripps Park

• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~100 km · Must-see
• Illinois State Fairgrounds · park · Sangamon · ~107 km · Must-see
• Crapo Park · park · Des Moines · ~107 km · Must-see
• Dankwardt Memorial Park · park · Des Moines · ~108 km · Must-see
• Southwind Park · park · Sangamon · ~112 km · Must-see
• Delabar State Park · park · Henderson · ~124 km · Must-see
• Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area · park · Logan · ~126 km · Must-see
• Logan Courthouse Square Historic District · park · Logan · ~129 km · Must-see
• Laura Bradley Park · park · Peoria · ~130 km · Must-see
• Forest Park Nature Center · park · Peoria · ~138 km · Must-see

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