Monroe Park

Monroe 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 Monroe 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 Monroe Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.97101, -91.62193. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Monroe Park

• African American Museum Of Iowa · museum · Linn · ~4 km · Must-see
• National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library · museum · Linn · ~4 km · Must-see
• Cedar Rapids Museum of Art · museum · Linn · ~5 km · Must-see
• Mother Mosque of America · dargah · Linn · ~7 km · Must-see
• Palisades-Kepler State Park · park · Linn · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hanging Bog State Preserve · park · Linn · ~17 km · Must-see
• King Chapel · church · Linn · ~21 km · Must-see
• Lake Macbride Dam · lake · Johnson · ~25 km · Must-see
• Coralville Lake · lake · Johnson · ~28 km · Must-see
• Amana · sanctuary · Iowa · ~35 km · Must-see
• Edgewater Park · fort · Johnson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Hickory Hill Park · sanctuary · Johnson · ~43 km · Must-see
• Old Brick Episcopal Church · church · Johnson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Museum of Natural History · museum · Johnson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Old Capitol · museum · Johnson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Stanley Museum of Art · museum · Johnson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Herbert Hoover National Historic Site · fort · Cedar · ~51 km · Must-see
• Presidential Library and Museum · museum · Cedar · ~51 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Monroe Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Monroe Park

• Amana · sanctuary · Iowa · ~35 km · Must-see
• Hickory Hill Park · sanctuary · Johnson · ~43 km · Must-see
• Pilot Grove State Preserve · sanctuary · Iowa · ~67 km · Must-see
• Bixby State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~100 km · Must-see
• Cameron Woods State Preserve · sanctuary · Scott · ~102 km · Must-see
• Swiss Valley Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Dubuque · ~108 km · Must-see
• Hartman Reserve Nature Center · sanctuary · Black Hawk · ~112 km · Must-see
• Turkey River Mounds State Preserve · sanctuary · Clayton · ~119 km · Must-see
• Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Dubuque · ~122 km · Must-see
• Mines of Spain State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Dubuque · ~122 km · Must-see

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