First Ward Park

First Ward 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 First Ward 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 First Ward Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.65199, -85.28388. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near First Ward Park

• Yankee Springs Recreation Area · sanctuary · Barry · ~21 km · Must-see
• Gun Lake · lake · Barry · ~25 km · Must-see
• Gilmore Car Museum · museum · Barry · ~33 km · Must-see
• Duck Lake · lake · Kalamazoo · ~35 km · Must-see
• Gull Lake · lake · Kalamazoo · ~38 km · Must-see
• Ionia State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Ionia · ~44 km · Must-see
• Leila Arboretum · park · Calhoun · ~44 km · Must-see
• Kingman Museum · museum · Calhoun · ~44 km · Must-see
• Fallasburg Covered Bridge · sanctuary · Kent · ~46 km · Must-see
• Ada Covered Bridge · sanctuary · Kent · ~47 km · Must-see
• Fort Custer Recreation Area · fort · Kalamazoo · ~47 km · Must-see
• Goguac Lake · lake · Calhoun · ~51 km · Must-see
• Reeds Lake · lake · Kent · ~52 km · Must-see
• Murray Lake · lake · Kent · ~54 km · Must-see
• Fisk Lake · lake · Kent · ~54 km · Must-see
• Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park · sanctuary · Kent · ~55 km · Must-see
• Park Congregational Church · church · Kent · ~58 km · Must-see
• Roger B. Chaffee · attraction · Kent · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of First Ward Park

Other parks near First Ward Park

• Leila Arboretum · park · Calhoun · ~44 km · Must-see
• Binder Park Zoo · park · Calhoun · ~59 km · Must-see
• Crescent Park · park · Kent · ~59 km · Must-see
• John Ball Park · park · Kent · ~61 km · Must-see
• Millennium Park · park · Kent · ~61 km · Must-see
• Frances Park · park · Ingham · ~72 km · Must-see
• Kal-Haven Trail State Park Trailhead · park · Van Buren · ~79 km · Must-see
• Crego Park · park · Ingham · ~79 km · Must-see
• Horticultural Garden · park · Ingham · ~83 km · Must-see
• Saugatuck Dunes State Park · park · Allegan · ~94 km · Must-see

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