Parker Park

Parker Park: 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 Parker Park

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 Parker Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 36.72795, -78.15145. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Parker Park

• Lake Gaston · lake · Mecklenburg · ~28 km · Must-see
• Occoneechee State Park · sanctuary · Mecklenburg · ~41 km · Must-see
• Chapel of the Good Shepherd · church · Mecklenburg · ~41 km · Must-see
• Kerr Lake;Buggs Island Lake · lake · Mecklenburg · ~46 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Baptist Tabernacle · church · Mecklenburg · ~58 km · Must-see
• Staunton River State Park · sanctuary · Halifax · ~59 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Prince Edward · ~63 km · Must-see
• Difficult Creek Natural Area Preserve · sanctuary · Halifax · ~65 km · Must-see
• Staunton River Battlefield State Park · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~66 km · Must-see
• Charlotte State Forest · sanctuary · Charlotte · ~67 km · Must-see
• Briery Creek Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Pendleton · ~71 km · Must-see
• Jeffreys Number Two Dam · lake · Mecklenburg · ~1 km
• Jeffreys Number One Dam · lake · Mecklenburg · ~1 km
• Raineys Dam · lake · Mecklenburg · ~4 km
• Copleys Dam · lake · Mecklenburg · ~5 km
• Mecklenburg Wayside · park · Mecklenburg · ~5 km
• Chalk Level · viewpoint · Mecklenburg · ~8 km
• Lake Gordons Dam · lake · Mecklenburg · ~9 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Parker Park

Other parks near Parker Park

• Lee Memorial Park · park · Petersburg · ~106 km · Must-see
• Powhatan Wildlife Management Area · park · Pendleton · ~114 km · Must-see
• Mid-lothian Mines Park · park · Chesterfield · ~120 km · Must-see
• West Point on the Eno · park · Durham · ~126 km · Must-see
• Central Park · park · Durham · ~131 km · Must-see
• Eno River State Park · park · Orange · ~132 km · Must-see
• Sarah P. Duke Gardens · park · Durham · ~134 km · Must-see
• Byrd Park · park · Richmond · ~135 km · Must-see
• Gambles Hill Park · park · Richmond · ~137 km · Must-see
• Brown's Island · park · Richmond · ~137 km · Must-see

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