Nelson Park

Nelson 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 Nelson 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 Nelson Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.84480, -94.68892. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nelson Park

• Fort Scott National Historic Site · fort · Bourbon · ~2 km · Must-see
• Lunette Blair-Blockhouse · fort · Bourbon · ~2 km · Must-see
• Mound City's post · church · Linn · ~44 km · Must-see
• Prairie State Park · sanctuary · Barton · ~48 km · Must-see
• Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Linn · ~53 km · Must-see
• Trading Post's fort · museum · Linn · ~56 km · Must-see
• Osage Village State Historic Site · park · Vernon · ~56 km · Must-see
• Blue Mound · viewpoint · Vernon · ~57 km · Must-see
• Massacre Memorial State Park · park · Linn · ~61 km · Must-see
• Fort Scott First Church of God · church · Bourbon · ~1 km
• Fort Insley · fort · Bourbon · ~2 km
• Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heros · museum · Bourbon · ~2 km
• Fort Henning · fort · Bourbon · ~2 km
• Fort Lincoln · fort · Bourbon · ~3 km
• First Assembly of God · church · Bourbon · ~4 km
• Rock Creek Lake Dam · lake · Bourbon · ~8 km
• Hollister Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Bourbon · ~19 km
• Hickman Hill · viewpoint · Vernon · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Nelson Park

Other parks near Nelson Park

• Osage Village State Historic Site · park · Vernon · ~56 km · Must-see
• Massacre Memorial State Park · park · Linn · ~61 km · Must-see
• Mined Land Wildlife Area · park · Cherokee · ~75 km · Must-see
• Parsons Arboretum · park · Labette · ~96 km · Must-see
• Hillsdale State Park- Hillsdale Point Recreation Area · park · Miami · ~119 km · Must-see
• Raymore Recreation Park · park · Cass · ~134 km · Must-see
• Hawk Ridge Park · park · Cass · ~138 km · Must-see
• Neosho National Fish Hatchery · park · Newton · ~141 km · Must-see
• Eisenhower State Park · park · Osage · ~149 km · Must-see
• Route 66 Park · park · Cherokee · ~107 km

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