Central Park

Central 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 Central 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 Central Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.62325, -93.93547. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Central Park

• Nine Eagles Lakeside Picnic Area · park · Decatur · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake Lashane Dam · lake · Decatur · ~4 km
• Bloomington Church · church · Decatur · ~7 km
• The Mormon Trail / Utopian Experiments in Southern Iowa · fort · Decatur · ~10 km
• Echo-Walk: Recalling the Past in Decatur County · fort · Decatur · ~10 km
• Oxbow Overlook · viewpoint · Decatur · ~10 km
• Slip Bluff Lake Overlook · lake · Decatur · ~10 km
• Savely Lake · lake · Decatur · ~15 km
• River Road · fort · Decatur · ~15 km
• West Fork Big Creek Watershed Site B-18 · lake · Ringgold · ~16 km
• West Fork Big Creek Watershed Site B-16 · lake · Ringgold · ~18 km
• East Fork Big Creek Watershed Lake A-4 · lake · Decatur · ~19 km
• New Salem Church · church · Decatur · ~24 km
• Decatur County Museum · museum · Decatur · ~26 km
• Statue of Liberty · fort · Decatur · ~26 km
• Decatur County Freedom Rock · fort · Decatur · ~26 km
• Assembly of God Church · church · Decatur · ~26 km
• Little River Beach · beach · Decatur · ~27 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Central Park

Other parks near Central Park

• Nine Eagles Lakeside Picnic Area · park · Decatur · ~18 km · Must-see
• Winterset City Park · park · Madison · ~98 km · Must-see
• Missouri State Arboretum · park · Nodaway · ~107 km · Must-see
• Buxton Park · park · Warren · ~110 km · Must-see
• Raccoon River Park · park · Polk · ~131 km · Must-see
• Water Works Park · park · Polk · ~135 km · Must-see
• John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park · park · Polk · ~137 km · Must-see
• Western Gateway Park · park · Polk · ~137 km · Must-see
• Jordan Park · park · Polk · ~131 km
• Harmon Park · park · Polk · ~132 km

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