Central Park

Central 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 Central 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 Central Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.13005, -91.52053. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Central Park

• Church of All Saints · church · Lee · ~40 km · Must-see
• Iliniwek Village State Historic Site · sanctuary · Clark · ~42 km · Must-see
• Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Chapel and Cemetery · church · Adams · ~53 km · Must-see
• Historic Carthage Jail · museum · Hancock · ~57 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo House · museum · Lee · ~59 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~59 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo State Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum · museum · Marion · ~61 km · Must-see
• Rickey Hollow · viewpoint · Marion · ~63 km · Must-see
• Battle of Athens State Historic Site · sanctuary · Lee · ~67 km · Must-see
• Weinberg-King State Park · sanctuary · Schuyler · ~67 km · Must-see
• Saint Peters Brush Creek Catholic Church · church · Ralls · ~71 km · Must-see
• Shimek State Forest - Farmington Unit · sanctuary · Lee · ~74 km · Must-see
• Lock No. 20 · lake · Lewis · ~2 km
• Old Central Control Station · fort · Lewis · ~2 km
• Auxiliary Lock · fort · Lewis · ~2 km
• Lock & Dam No. 20 Historic District · fort · Lewis · ~2 km
• Upstream Guide Wall · fort · Lewis · ~2 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Central Park

Other parks near Central Park

• Riverview Park · park · Marion · ~59 km · Must-see
• Crapo Park · park · Des Moines · ~100 km · Must-see
• Dankwardt Memorial Park · park · Des Moines · ~101 km · Must-see
• Thousand Hills State Park · park · Adair · ~119 km · Must-see
• Delabar State Park · park · Henderson · ~131 km · Must-see
• Big Hollow Creek Recreation Area · park · Des Moines · ~118 km
• Buster White Park · park · Warren · ~142 km
• West Park · park · Warren · ~142 km
• Diffenbaugh-Harmon Park · park · Warren · ~143 km
• Garwood Park · park · Warren · ~144 km

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