Dakota Park

Dakota 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 Dakota 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 Dakota Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.38809, -89.52481. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dakota Park

• Lake Le-Aqua-Na Dam · lake · Stephenson · ~31 km · Must-see
• WREX-TV (Rockford) · attraction · Winnebago · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cadiz Springs State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Green · ~37 km · Must-see
• Blackhawk Farms Raceway · attraction · Winnebago · ~45 km · Must-see
• Soldier's Monument · fort · Ogle · ~46 km · Must-see
• Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden · sanctuary · Winnebago · ~47 km · Must-see
• Beattie Park · sanctuary · Winnebago · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Carroll Dam · lake · Carroll · ~48 km · Must-see
• Albany State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Green · ~48 km · Must-see
• Beyer Stadium Park · park · Winnebago · ~48 km · Must-see
• Rockmen Guardians · attraction · Winnebago · ~48 km · Must-see
• Anderson Japanese Gardens · sanctuary · Winnebago · ~50 km · Must-see
• Black Hawk Statue · attraction · Ogle · ~53 km · Must-see
• Stillman's · fort · Ogle · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lowden State Park · sanctuary · Ogle · ~53 km · Must-see
• Logan Museum of Anthropology · museum · Winnebago · ~53 km · Must-see
• Apple River Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Jo Daviess · ~55 km · Must-see
• White Pines Forest State Park · sanctuary · Ogle · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Dakota Park

Other parks near Dakota Park

• Beyer Stadium Park · park · Winnebago · ~48 km · Must-see
• Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Rockford · park · Winnebago · ~61 km · Must-see
• Library Park · park · Dane · ~66 km · Must-see
• Rock County Fair Grounds · park · Rock · ~68 km · Must-see
• Rochelle Railroad Park · park · Ogle · ~80 km · Must-see
• Morrison-Rockwood State Park · park · Whiteside · ~88 km · Must-see
• Hoyt Park · park · Dane · ~95 km · Must-see
• James Madison Park · park · Dane · ~97 km · Must-see
• Orton Park · park · Dane · ~98 km · Must-see
• Big Mill Homestead · park · Jackson · ~103 km · Must-see

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