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: 45.51189, -92.98200. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Central Park

• Chain Lake · lake · Chisago · ~6 km · Must-see
• Horseleg Lake · lake · Isanti · ~9 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Isanti · ~10 km · Must-see
• Fish Lake · lake · Isanti · ~11 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Isanti · ~13 km · Must-see
• Mandall Lake · lake · Isanti · ~16 km · Must-see
• Neander Lake · lake · Chisago · ~17 km · Must-see
• Skogman Lake · lake · Isanti · ~19 km · Must-see
• Alexis Lake · lake · Isanti · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Martha · lake · Chisago · ~21 km · Must-see
• Leech Lake · lake · Chisago · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Ellen · lake · Chisago · ~22 km · Must-see
• White Stone Lake · lake · Chisago · ~24 km · Must-see
• Green Lake · lake · Chisago · ~25 km · Must-see
• Linwood Lake · lake · Anoka · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve · sanctuary · Anoka · ~26 km · Must-see
• Linn Lake · lake · Polk · ~26 km · Must-see
• Comfort Lake · lake · Chisago · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Central Park

Other parks near Central Park

• Snake River Fur Post · park · Pine · ~43 km · Must-see
• William O'Brien State Park · park · Washington · ~46 km · Must-see
• Shamrock Park · park · Ramsey · ~59 km · Must-see
• Andrews Park · park · Hennepin · ~61 km · Must-see
• St. Croix Boom Site State Wayside · park · Washington · ~62 km · Must-see
• St. Croix River Boom Site Landing · park · Washington · ~63 km · Must-see
• Babcock Memorial Park · park · Sherburne · ~64 km · Must-see
• Graeser Park · park · Hennepin · ~75 km · Must-see
• Como Park Zoo · park · Ramsey · ~76 km · Must-see
• Wic̣aḣapi · park · Ramsey · ~79 km · Must-see

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