Dowell Park

Dowell 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 Dowell 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 Dowell Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.19828, -88.40244. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dowell Park

• Maybery Gelvin Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Champaign · ~1 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Grand Prairie · museum · Champaign · ~1 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve · lake · Champaign · ~2 km · Must-see
• Dodds Park · park · Champaign · ~16 km · Must-see
• Centennial Park · park · Champaign · ~18 km · Must-see
• Shady Rest Park · park · Piatt · ~20 km · Must-see
• Alma Mater · attraction · Champaign · ~22 km · Must-see
• Krannert Art Museum · museum · Champaign · ~23 km · Must-see
• McFarland Memorial Bell Tower · attraction · Champaign · ~23 km · Must-see
• Spurlock Museum · museum · Champaign · ~23 km · Must-see
• American Football House · attraction · Champaign · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Statue · attraction · Champaign · ~24 km · Must-see
• University of Illinois Arboretum · park · Champaign · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sea History Museum · museum · Champaign · ~33 km · Must-see
• Robert Allerton Park · sanctuary · Piatt · ~39 km · Must-see
• Clinton Lake · lake · DeWitt · ~41 km · Must-see
• Moraine View State Recreation Area · sanctuary · McLean · ~46 km · Must-see
• Bayles Lake · lake · Iroquois · ~56 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dowell Park

Other parks near Dowell Park

• Dodds Park · park · Champaign · ~16 km · Must-see
• Centennial Park · park · Champaign · ~18 km · Must-see
• Shady Rest Park · park · Piatt · ~20 km · Must-see
• University of Illinois Arboretum · park · Champaign · ~25 km · Must-see
• Miller Park · park · McLean · ~74 km · Must-see
• Scovill Park · park · Macon · ~75 km · Must-see
• Logan Courthouse Square Historic District · park · Logan · ~102 km · Must-see
• Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area · park · Logan · ~106 km · Must-see
• Kitchell Park · park · Christian · ~135 km · Must-see
• Illinois State Fairgrounds · park · Sangamon · ~141 km · Must-see

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