Historic Campus

Historic Campus: 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 Historic Campus

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 Historic Campus — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.71647, -89.21685. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Historic Campus

• WSIU-FM (Carbondale) · lake · Jackson · ~2 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua Lake · lake · Jackson · ~9 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake Dam · lake · Jackson · ~11 km · Must-see
• Little Grassy Marina · lake · Williamson · ~13 km · Must-see
• Giant City State Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~15 km · Must-see
• Crab Orchard Lake · lake · Williamson · ~16 km · Must-see
• Pomona Natural Bridge · sanctuary · Jackson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Williamson · ~18 km · Must-see
• Devil's Kitchen Lake · lake · Williamson · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake Murphysboro State Park · lake · Jackson · ~20 km · Must-see
• Little Grand Canyon · sanctuary · Jackson · ~20 km · Must-see
• Panther Den Wilderness · sanctuary · Union · ~23 km · Must-see
• Bald Knob Cross of Peace · fort · Union · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bald Knob Wilderness · sanctuary · Union · ~28 km · Must-see
• Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument · sanctuary · Williamson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Clear Springs Wilderness · sanctuary · Union · ~29 km · Must-see
• Kinkaid Lake · lake · Jackson · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake of Egypt · lake · Ballard · ~31 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Historic Campus

Other parks near Historic Campus

• Maria Pellegrino Park · park · Alexander · ~103 km · Must-see
• Wayne County Fairgrounds · park · Union · ~130 km · Must-see
• Williamson County Fairgrounds · park · Williamson · ~34 km
• Keys Park · park · Perry · ~41 km
• Benton City Park · park · Franklin · ~49 km
• Gun Creek Public Use Area · park · Franklin · ~60 km
• Hamilton County Fair Grounds · park · Hamilton · ~89 km
• Tilles Memorial City Park · park · Scott · ~95 km
• Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park · park · Ste. Genevieve · ~95 km
• Pellegrino Park · park · Bollinger · ~103 km

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