Founders Park

Founders 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 Founders 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 Founders Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.62447, -93.76293. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Founders Park

• Ney Nature Center · park · Le Sueur · ~17 km · Must-see
• Washington Lake · lake · Sibley · ~19 km · Must-see
• Hoeffken Lake · lake · Carver · ~20 km · Must-see
• Erin Lake · lake · Sibley · ~22 km · Must-see
• Sheas Lake Wildlife Management Area · lake · Le Sueur · ~22 km · Must-see
• Miller Lake · lake · Carver · ~23 km · Must-see
• Minnesota Renaissance Festival · park · Scott · ~24 km · Must-see
• Winkler Lake · lake · Carver · ~24 km · Must-see
• School Lake · lake · Le Sueur · ~24 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake Farm Regional Park · lake · Scott · ~24 km · Must-see
• Barnes Lake · lake · Carver · ~25 km · Must-see
• Brand Lake · lake · Carver · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Pepin · lake · Le Sueur · ~27 km · Must-see
• Hydes Lake · lake · Carver · ~29 km · Must-see
• Tiger Lake · lake · Carver · ~29 km · Must-see
• O'Dowd Lake · lake · Scott · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fish Lake Park · lake · Scott · ~29 km · Must-see
• Piersons Lake · lake · Carver · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Founders Park

Other parks near Founders Park

• Ney Nature Center · park · Le Sueur · ~17 km · Must-see
• Minnesota Renaissance Festival · park · Scott · ~24 km · Must-see
• Minnesota Landscape Arboretum · park · Carver · ~36 km · Must-see
• Valleyfair · park · Scott · ~39 km · Must-see
• Gaylord City Park · park · Sibley · ~46 km · Must-see
• The Arboretum at Gustavus Adolphus College;Gustavus Adolphus College Arboretum · park · Nicollet · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lebanon Hills Regional Park · park · Dakota · ~64 km · Must-see
• Theodore Wirth Park · park · Hennepin · ~66 km · Must-see
• Loring Park · park · Hennepin · ~67 km · Must-see
• Minnehaha Regional Park · park · Hennepin · ~68 km · Must-see

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