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: 44.74074, -93.12574. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Central Park

• Kegan Lake · lake · Dakota · ~3 km · Must-see
• Farquar Lake Park · lake · Dakota · ~5 km · Must-see
• Lebanon Hills Regional Park · park · Dakota · ~6 km · Must-see
• South Oaks Park · sanctuary · Dakota · ~7 km · Must-see
• Minnesota Zoo · sanctuary · Dakota · ~8 km · Must-see
• Alimagnet Lake · lake · Dakota · ~12 km · Must-see
• Blackhawk Lake · lake · Dakota · ~12 km · Must-see
• Spring Lake Islands Wildlife Management Area · lake · Dakota · ~14 km · Must-see
• Crystal Lake · lake · Dakota · ~14 km · Must-see
• Episcopal Church of The Advent · church · Dakota · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lower Grey Cloud Island · lake · Washington · ~16 km · Must-see
• Black Dog Lake · lake · Dakota · ~16 km · Must-see
• Earley Lake · lake · Dakota · ~17 km · Must-see
• Rogers Lake Park · lake · Dakota · ~19 km · Must-see
• Lake Marion · lake · Dakota · ~19 km · Must-see
• Sunfish Lake · lake · Dakota · ~19 km · Must-see
• Orchard Lake Park · lake · Dakota · ~19 km · Must-see
• Augusta Lake · lake · Dakota · ~19 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Central Park

Other parks near Central Park

• Lebanon Hills Regional Park · park · Dakota · ~6 km · Must-see
• Crosby Farm Regional Park · park · Ramsey · ~23 km · Must-see
• Minnehaha Regional Park · park · Hennepin · ~25 km · Must-see
• Mississippi Gorge Regional Park · park · Ramsey · ~28 km · Must-see
• Longfellow Park · park · Hennepin · ~29 km · Must-see
• Wic̣aḣapi · park · Ramsey · ~30 km · Must-see
• Dickerman Park · park · Ramsey · ~30 km · Must-see
• Tower Hill Park · park · Hennepin · ~33 km · Must-see
• Valleyfair · park · Scott · ~33 km · Must-see
• Como Park Zoo · park · Ramsey · ~34 km · Must-see

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