Mathews Park

Mathews 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 Mathews 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 Mathews Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.99893, -95.65514. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mathews Park

• Lake Shawnee Park · lake · Shawnee · ~3 km · Must-see
• Brown v Board of Education National Historic Site · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~6 km · Must-see
• Sumner Elementary School · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~9 km · Must-see
• Ward-Meade Park and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~9 km · Must-see
• Washburn Park · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~9 km · Must-see
• Great Overland Station · museum · Shawnee · ~9 km · Must-see
• Westboro Baptist Church · church · Shawnee · ~10 km · Must-see
• Topeka Zoo · church · Shawnee · ~11 km · Must-see
• Gage Park · park · Shawnee · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Jivaro Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~11 km · Must-see
• Doran Rock Garden · sanctuary · Shawnee · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lake Sherwood Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~13 km · Must-see
• Kansas Museum of History · museum · Shawnee · ~15 km · Must-see
• Kansas State Historical Society - Center for Historical Research · museum · Shawnee · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Vaquero Dam · lake · Shawnee · ~16 km · Must-see
• Silver Lake Lions Club Community Park · lake · Shawnee · ~26 km · Must-see
• Twin Mounds · viewpoint · Douglas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Twin Mounds Church · church · Douglas · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mathews Park

Other parks near Mathews Park

• Gage Park · park · Shawnee · ~11 km · Must-see
• Eisenhower State Park · park · Osage · ~68 km · Must-see
• Kansas City Renaissance Festival · park · Wyandotte · ~86 km · Must-see
• Hillsdale State Park- Hillsdale Point Recreation Area · park · Miami · ~91 km · Must-see
• Sunset Park · park · Riley · ~104 km · Must-see
• English Landing Park · park · Platte · ~108 km · Must-see
• Loose Memorial Park · park · Johnson · ~115 km · Must-see
• Fairyland Park · park · Jackson · ~119 km · Must-see
• Swope Park · park · Johnson · ~121 km · Must-see
• Swope Park · park · Jackson · ~122 km · Must-see

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