Turtle Back Park

Turtle Back 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 Turtle Back 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 Turtle Back Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 33.41412, -86.61985. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Turtle Back Park

• Oak Mountain State Park · park · Shelby · ~15 km · Must-see
• Briarwood Presbyterian Church · church · Jefferson · ~16 km · Must-see
• Aldridge Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~20 km · Must-see
• Birmingham Zoo · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~21 km · Must-see
• Birmingham Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lane Park · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~21 km · Must-see
• Edgewood Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~22 km · Must-see
• Ruffner Mountain · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~22 km · Must-see
• Vulcan · museum · Jefferson · ~23 km · Must-see
• Temple Beth-el · temple · Jefferson · ~23 km · Must-see
• Temple Emanu-El · church · Jefferson · ~23 km · Must-see
• East End Baptist Church · church · Jefferson · ~24 km · Must-see
• First Baptist Church of Kingston · church · Jefferson · ~25 km · Must-see
• St. Andrews Episcopal Church · church · Jefferson · ~25 km · Must-see
• Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark · museum · Jefferson · ~25 km · Must-see
• Rotary Trail Park · park · Jefferson · ~25 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple and Cultural Center of Birmingham · temple · Shelby · ~25 km · Must-see
• Railroad Park · park · Jefferson · ~26 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Turtle Back Park

Other parks near Turtle Back Park

• Oak Mountain State Park · park · Shelby · ~15 km · Must-see
• Rotary Trail Park · park · Jefferson · ~25 km · Must-see
• Railroad Park · park · Jefferson · ~26 km · Must-see
• Red Mountain Park · park · Jefferson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park · park · Jefferson · ~56 km · Must-see
• Rickwood Caverns State Park · park · Blount · ~70 km · Must-see
• Horse Pens 40 · park · St. Clair · ~79 km · Must-see
• Janney Furnace Park · park · Calhoun · ~88 km · Must-see
• University of Alabama Arboretum · park · Tuscaloosa · ~104 km · Must-see
• The Quad · park · Tuscaloosa · ~111 km · Must-see

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