Forest Park

Forest 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 Forest 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 Forest Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.00818, -91.95210. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Forest Park

• New Sweden Baptist Church · church · Jefferson · ~18 km · Must-see
• American Gothic House · attraction · Wapello · ~30 km · Must-see
• Lake Sugema Wildlife Management Area · lake · Van Buren · ~43 km · Must-see
• Shimek State Forest - Farmington Unit · sanctuary · Lee · ~57 km · Must-see
• James B. Weaver House · sanctuary · Davis · ~60 km · Must-see
• Battle of Athens State Historic Site · sanctuary · Lee · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Wapello State Park · lake · Davis · ~71 km · Must-see
• First United Methodist Church · church · Jefferson · ~1 km
• Congregation Beth Shalom · church · Jefferson · ~1 km
• bunker · beach · Jefferson · ~1 km
• First Presbyterian Church · church · Jefferson · ~1 km
• First Christian Church · church · Jefferson · ~1 km
• Walton Lake · lake · Jefferson · ~2 km
• Lamson Woods State Preserve · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~2 km
• Reservoir Number Two · lake · Jefferson · ~2 km
• Maharishi Tower of Invincibility · fort · Jefferson · ~2 km
• Antioch Church · church · Jefferson · ~13 km
• Beauchamp Dam · lake · Jefferson · ~14 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Forest Park

Other parks near Forest Park

• Dankwardt Memorial Park · park · Des Moines · ~95 km · Must-see
• Crapo Park · park · Des Moines · ~95 km · Must-see
• Delabar State Park · park · Henderson · ~106 km · Must-see
• Palisades-Kepler State Park · park · Linn · ~133 km · Must-see
• Thousand Hills State Park · park · Adair · ~137 km · Must-see
• Hanging Bog State Preserve · park · Linn · ~144 km · Must-see
• Maytag Park · park · Jasper · ~149 km · Must-see
• Big Hollow Creek Recreation Area · park · Des Moines · ~77 km
• Sand Run Park · park · Louisa · ~93 km
• Terry Trueblood Recreation Area · park · Johnson · ~96 km

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