Thomas Park

Thomas 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Thomas Park

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Thomas Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.02973, -91.61156. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thomas Park

• Cedar Rapids Museum of Art · museum · Linn · ~9 km · Must-see
• Mother Mosque of America · dargah · Linn · ~10 km · Must-see
• African American Museum Of Iowa · museum · Linn · ~10 km · Must-see
• National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library · museum · Linn · ~10 km · Must-see
• Hanging Bog State Preserve · park · Linn · ~16 km · Must-see
• Palisades-Kepler State Park · park · Linn · ~20 km · Must-see
• King Chapel · church · Linn · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Macbride Dam · lake · Johnson · ~33 km · Must-see
• Coralville Lake · lake · Johnson · ~36 km · Must-see
• Amana · sanctuary · Iowa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Edgewater Park · fort · Johnson · ~49 km · Must-see
• Hickory Hill Park · sanctuary · Johnson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Old Brick Episcopal Church · church · Johnson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Museum of Natural History · museum · Johnson · ~52 km · Must-see
• Old Capitol · museum · Johnson · ~52 km · Must-see
• Stanley Museum of Art · museum · Johnson · ~52 km · Must-see
• Herbert Hoover National Historic Site · fort · Cedar · ~57 km · Must-see
• Presidential Library and Museum · museum · Cedar · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Thomas Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Thomas Park

• Amana · sanctuary · Iowa · ~42 km · Must-see
• Hickory Hill Park · sanctuary · Johnson · ~51 km · Must-see
• Pilot Grove State Preserve · sanctuary · Iowa · ~74 km · Must-see
• Bixby State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~92 km · Must-see
• Swiss Valley Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Dubuque · ~103 km · Must-see
• Cameron Woods State Preserve · sanctuary · Scott · ~105 km · Must-see
• Hartman Reserve Nature Center · sanctuary · Black Hawk · ~107 km · Must-see
• Turkey River Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~112 km · Must-see
• Nelson Dewey State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~115 km · Must-see
• Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Dubuque · ~116 km · Must-see

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