West Park

West 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 West 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 West Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.44806, -89.78631. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near West Park

• Otter Lake Dam · lake · Macoupin · ~15 km · Must-see
• Nipper Wildlife Sanctuary · sanctuary · Sangamon · ~29 km · Must-see
• Waverly Lake · lake · Morgan · ~33 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Macoupin · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Memorial Garden and Trails · fort · Sangamon · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Springfield · lake · Sangamon · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Lou Yaeger Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~41 km · Must-see
• Southwind Park · park · Sangamon · ~42 km · Must-see
• Sangchris Lake Dam · lake · Sangamon · ~43 km · Must-see
• Henson Robinson Zoo · sanctuary · Sangamon · ~45 km · Must-see
• Rees Memorial Carillon · attraction · Sangamon · ~49 km · Must-see
• Washington Park · sanctuary · Sangamon · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Glenn Shoals Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~49 km · Must-see
• Taylor Apartments · fort · Sangamon · ~49 km · Must-see
• Illinois State Museum · museum · Sangamon · ~50 km · Must-see
• Vachel Lindsay House · fort · Sangamon · ~51 km · Must-see
• Governor's Mansion · attraction · Sangamon · ~51 km · Must-see
• Jennings Ford Automobile Dealership · fort · Sangamon · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of West Park

Other parks near West Park

• Southwind Park · park · Sangamon · ~42 km · Must-see
• Illinois State Fairgrounds · park · Sangamon · ~56 km · Must-see
• Kitchell Park · park · Christian · ~77 km · Must-see
• SIUE Gardens · park · Madison · ~93 km · Must-see
• Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area · park · Logan · ~102 km · Must-see
• Chain of Rocks Park · park · Madison · ~104 km · Must-see
• Logan Courthouse Square Historic District · park · Logan · ~107 km · Must-see
• Scovill Park · park · Macon · ~107 km · Must-see
• O'Fallon Park · park · Madison · ~116 km · Must-see
• Hyde Park · park · Madison · ~118 km · Must-see

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