Charles Park

Charles 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 Charles 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 Charles Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.78933, -77.04694. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Charles Park

• Walker Lake (Pennsylvania) · lake · Snyder · ~14 km · Must-see
• Jacks Mountain · viewpoint · Snyder · ~23 km · Must-see
• Snyder-Middleswarth Natural Area · sanctuary · Snyder · ~26 km · Must-see
• Sand Bridge State Park · park · Union · ~29 km · Must-see
• Shikellamy State Park · sanctuary · Northumberland · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fort Augusta & Hunter House Museum · museum · Northumberland · ~29 km · Must-see
• Tall Timbers Natural Area · sanctuary · Snyder · ~31 km · Must-see
• Halfway Run Natural Area · sanctuary · Union · ~31 km · Must-see
• Halfway Dam · lake · Union · ~32 km · Must-see
• R. B. Winter State Park · park · Union · ~32 km · Must-see
• Bear Run Natural Area · sanctuary · Centre · ~32 km · Must-see
• Bald Eagle State Forest · sanctuary · Centre · ~33 km · Must-see
• McCalls Dam State Park · lake · Centre · ~35 km · Must-see
• Cowbell Hollow · viewpoint · Union · ~36 km · Must-see
• Milton State Park · sanctuary · Northumberland · ~38 km · Must-see
• Poe Paddy State Park · sanctuary · Centre · ~40 km · Must-see
• Fort Halifax · fort · Dauphin · ~45 km · Must-see
• Poe Valley State Park · sanctuary · Centre · ~45 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Charles Park

Other parks near Charles Park

• Sand Bridge State Park · park · Union · ~29 km · Must-see
• R. B. Winter State Park · park · Union · ~32 km · Must-see
• Reeds Gap State Park · park · Mifflin · ~46 km · Must-see
• Little Buffalo State Park · park · Perry · ~49 km · Must-see
• Knoebels Amusement Resort · park · Columbia · ~59 km · Must-see
• Susquehanna State Park · park · Lycoming · ~60 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Park · park · Dauphin · ~68 km · Must-see
• Penn-Roosevelt State Park · park · Centre · ~70 km · Must-see
• Bald Eagle State Park · park · Centre · ~72 km · Must-see
• Riverfront Park · park · Dauphin · ~74 km · Must-see

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