Oconee Park

Oconee 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 Oconee 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 Oconee Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.28409, -89.10616. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Oconee Park

• Kitchell Park · park · Christian · ~13 km · Must-see
• Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Fayette · ~17 km · Must-see
• Thompson Mill Covered Bridge · attraction · Shelby · ~31 km · Must-see
• Vandalia Municipal Reservoir Dam · lake · Fayette · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Taylorville Dam · lake · Christian · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Shelbyville Dam · lake · Shelby · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Glenn Shoals Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~42 km · Must-see
• Eagle Creek State Park · sanctuary · Shelby · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Sara · lake · Henderson · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Lou Yaeger Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lake Shelbyville · lake · Shelby · ~56 km · Must-see
• Governor Bond Lake · lake · Bond · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Kanagga · lake · Henderson · ~62 km · Must-see
• The Cross at the Crossroads · fort · Henderson · ~63 km · Must-see
• Sangchris Lake Dam · lake · Sangamon · ~65 km · Must-see
• S.S. President · attraction · Effingham · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lake Mattoon Dam · lake · Shelby · ~68 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park · sanctuary · Macon · ~72 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Oconee Park

Other parks near Oconee Park

• Kitchell Park · park · Christian · ~13 km · Must-see
• Scovill Park · park · Macon · ~78 km · Must-see
• Southwind Park · park · Sangamon · ~86 km · Must-see
• Illinois State Fairgrounds · park · Sangamon · ~96 km · Must-see
• SIUE Gardens · park · Madison · ~117 km · Must-see
• Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area · park · Logan · ~120 km · Must-see
• Logan Courthouse Square Historic District · park · Logan · ~123 km · Must-see
• Shady Rest Park · park · Piatt · ~128 km · Must-see
• Chain of Rocks Park · park · Madison · ~137 km · Must-see
• Centennial Park · park · Champaign · ~144 km · Must-see

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