Dillion State Park

Dillion State 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Dillion State Park

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Dillion State Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.99634, -82.07968. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dillion State Park

• Dillon Dam · lake · Muskingum · ~1 km · Must-see
• Saint Thomas Aquinas Church · church · Muskingum · ~11 km · Must-see
• Saint James Episcopal Church · church · Muskingum · ~11 km · Must-see
• Muskingum County Courthouse · fort · Muskingum · ~11 km · Must-see
• Saint John's Lutheran Church · church · Muskingum · ~11 km · Must-see
• Saint Nicholas Catholic Church · church · Muskingum · ~11 km · Must-see
• Dillon State Park · park · Muskingum · ~12 km · Must-see
• Muskingum River Parkway State Park · park · Muskingum · ~13 km · Must-see
• Flint Ridge State Memorial · fort · Licking · ~19 km · Must-see
• Black Hand Gorge State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Licking · ~20 km · Must-see
• Saint John's Lutheran Church - Stovertown · church · Muskingum · ~25 km · Must-see
• Burrell Chapel · church · Licking · ~31 km · Must-see
• Blue Rock State Park · park · Muskingum · ~35 km · Must-see
• Dawes Arboretum · park · Licking · ~36 km · Must-see
• John & Annie Glenn Museum · museum · Muskingum · ~37 km · Must-see
• Saint Joseph Church · church · Perry · ~37 km · Must-see
• Newark Earthworks · fort · Licking · ~38 km · Must-see
• Octagon Earthworks · fort · Licking · ~40 km · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Dillion State Park

• Black Hand Gorge State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Licking · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cranberry Bog State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Licking · ~42 km · Must-see
• The Wilds · sanctuary · Muskingum · ~43 km · Must-see
• Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Morgan · ~47 km · Must-see
• Spring Valley Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Licking · ~49 km · Must-see
• Burr Oak State Park · sanctuary · Morgan · ~62 km · Must-see
• Morris Woods State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Licking · ~64 km · Must-see
• Salt Fork State Park · sanctuary · Guernsey · ~66 km · Must-see
• Knox Woods State Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Knox · ~68 km · Must-see
• Wayne National Forest - Athens Unit · sanctuary · Hocking · ~74 km · Must-see

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