Monument Circle

Monument Circle: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Monument Circle

Season: Year-round, evenings.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Monument Circle — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.57896, -79.41797. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Monument Circle

• Saint Luke's Episcopal Church · church · Rockingham · ~39 km · Must-see
• Hyco Lake · lake · Halifax · ~42 km · Must-see
• Turkeycock Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~46 km · Must-see
• Virginia Museum of Natural History · museum · Martinsville · ~52 km · Must-see
• Mayo Lake · lake · Halifax · ~62 km · Must-see
• Haw River State Park · park · Guilford · ~63 km · Must-see
• Mayo River State Park (NC) · sanctuary · Rockingham · ~64 km · Must-see
• Leesville Lake · lake · Pittsylvania · ~64 km · Must-see
• Mayo River State Park (VA) · sanctuary · Henry · ~64 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain · viewpoint · Bedford · ~67 km · Must-see
• Bourassa State Forest · sanctuary · Bedford · ~70 km · Must-see
• Haw River Land Trail · trek · Alamance · ~73 km · Must-see
• Smith Mountain Lake State Park · lake · Bedford · ~74 km · Must-see
• Fountain Park · park · Danville · ~0 km
• Ballou Park · park · Danville · ~1 km
• Reservoir Park · lake · Danville · ~1 km
• Langhorne House Trust · museum · Danville · ~2 km
• Schoolfield Dam · lake · Danville · ~2 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Monument Circle

Other parks near Monument Circle

• Haw River State Park · park · Guilford · ~63 km · Must-see
• Guilford Courthouse National Military Park · park · Guilford · ~78 km · Must-see
• Ayr Mount · park · Orange · ~79 km · Must-see
• Lebauer Park · park · Guilford · ~81 km · Must-see
• Cedarock Park · park · Alamance · ~82 km · Must-see
• Tanger Bicentennial Gardens · park · Guilford · ~83 km · Must-see
• Benjamin Park Bog Garden · park · Guilford · ~83 km · Must-see
• Eno River State Park · park · Orange · ~84 km · Must-see
• Greensboro Arboretum · park · Guilford · ~85 km · Must-see
• West Point on the Eno · park · Durham · ~90 km · Must-see

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