Local favourite park · Riley, Kansas
Optimist Park
Optimist Park is a park in Riley, Kansas.
Optimist 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 Optimist 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 Optimist Park — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 39.18588, -96.60514. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Optimist Park
- Sunset Park · park · Riley · ~2 km · Must-see
- Kansas State University Gardens · sanctuary · Riley · ~3 km · Must-see
- First Congregational United Church of Christ · church · Riley · ~4 km · Must-see
- Seven Dolors Catholic Church · church · Riley · ~4 km · Must-see
- Manhattan · church · Riley · ~5 km · Must-see
- Konza Prairie Biological Station · sanctuary · Riley · ~12 km · Must-see
- Tuttle Creek Lake · lake · Pottawatomie · ~23 km · Must-see
- Milford Lake State Park Marina · lake · Geary · ~33 km · Must-see
- Kansas Landscape Arboretum · sanctuary · Clay · ~44 km · Must-see
- Lake Wabaunsee · lake · Wabaunsee · ~63 km · Must-see
- Council Grove City Lake Dam · lake · Morris · ~71 km · Must-see
- Hermit's Cave on Belfry Hill · cave · Morris · ~74 km · Must-see
- Council Grove · sanctuary · Morris · ~74 km · Must-see
- Living Word Church · church · Riley · ~1 km
- Kansas Forest Service Honor Grove · fort · Riley · ~1 km
- Riley County Museum · museum · Riley · ~1 km
- Sunset Hill · viewpoint · Riley · ~1 km
- Longview Hill · viewpoint · Riley · ~2 km
Other parks near Optimist Park
- Sunset Park · park · Riley · ~2 km · Must-see
- Gage Park · park · Shawnee · ~96 km · Must-see
- Rock City · park · Ottawa · ~123 km · Must-see
- Marion County Park · park · Marion · ~127 km · Must-see
- Eisenhower State Park · park · Osage · ~131 km · Must-see
- Coronado Heights Park · park · Saline · ~143 km · Must-see
- Westwood Park · park · Riley · ~2 km
- Griffith Ball Park · park · Riley · ~4 km
- Goodnow Park · park · Riley · ~5 km
- Farnam Creek · park · Geary · ~33 km
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Frequently asked
Is Optimist Park open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Optimist Park yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Optimist Park?
Year-round, evenings. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Optimist Park?
Nearby: Sunset Park (park, 2 km), Kansas State University Gardens (sanctuary, 3 km), First Congregational United Church of Christ (church, 4 km), Seven Dolors Catholic Church (church, 4 km), Manhattan (church, 5 km), Konza Prairie Biological Station (sanctuary, 12 km).