Picnic Area

Picnic Area: 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 Picnic Area

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 Picnic Area — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 30.45164, -88.65576. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Picnic Area

• Eric Clark Coastal Preserve · sanctuary · Jackson · ~6 km · Must-see
• Round Island Lighthouse · fort · Jackson · ~16 km · Must-see
• East Pascagoula River Light · attraction · Jackson · ~18 km · Must-see
• Walter Anderson Museum of Art · museum · Jackson · ~21 km · Must-see
• Fort Maurepas Park · fort · Jackson · ~22 km · Must-see
• Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art · museum · Harrison · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary · church · Harrison · ~29 km · Must-see
• Horn Island · river spot · Jackson · ~30 km · Must-see
• Biloxi Lighthouse · fort · Harrison · ~30 km · Must-see
• Red Creek State Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Jackson · ~42 km · Must-see
• Isle aux Herbes · sanctuary · Mobile · ~50 km · Must-see
• Ship Island Light · fort · Harrison · ~50 km · Must-see
• Fort Massachusetts · fort · Harrison · ~50 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Lake · lake · George · ~52 km · Must-see
• WMAH-TV (Biloxi) · attraction · Stone · ~55 km · Must-see
• Bellingrath Gardens and Home · park · Jackson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Chandeleur Island Light · attraction · Saint Bernard Parish · ~62 km · Must-see
• Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Mobile · ~70 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Picnic Area

Other parks near Picnic Area

• Bellingrath Gardens and Home · park · Jackson · ~62 km · Must-see
• Indian Shell Mound Park · park · Mobile · ~71 km · Must-see
• Mardi Gras Park · park · Mobile · ~81 km · Must-see
• USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park · park · Mobile · ~83 km · Must-see
• Biloxi State Wildlife Management Area · park · Saint Bernard Parish · ~117 km · Must-see
• Paul B Johnson State Park · park · Forrest · ~119 km · Must-see
• Waterville USA · park · Baldwin · ~119 km · Must-see
• Shady Grove Park And Baseball Field · park · George · ~59 km
• Langan Park · park · Mobile · ~69 km
• Langan (Municipal) Park · park · Jackson · ~69 km

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