Nelson Park

Nelson 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 Nelson 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 Nelson Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.93875, -95.59157. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Nelson Park

• Lewis and Clark State Park · park · Monona · ~61 km · Must-see
• Prairie Rose State Park · sanctuary · Shelby · ~61 km · Must-see
• Steamboat Museum · museum · Harrison · ~72 km · Must-see
• Blackbird Bend Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Monona · ~72 km · Must-see
• Museum of Danish America · museum · Shelby · ~72 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake (Iowa) · lake · Pottawattamie · ~75 km · Must-see
• Big Park Watershed Site A-3 Dam · lake · Crawford · ~9 km
• Ahart/Rudd Natural Resource Area · sanctuary · Crawford · ~9 km
• Big Park Watershed Site A-2 Dam · lake · Crawford · ~10 km
• Mill Picayune Watershed Site B-3 Dam · lake · Harrison · ~12 km
• Mill Picayune Watershed Site D-3 Dam · lake · Harrison · ~13 km
• Mill Picayune Watershed Site M-2-1 Dam · lake · Harrison · ~15 km
• Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses · church · Crawford · ~26 km
• Woodbine Brick Street and Lincoln Highway Historic District · fort · Harrison · ~30 km
• Rail Car · fort · Harrison · ~31 km
• Washington Township One-Room Schoolhouse Museum · museum · Shelby · ~32 km
• Granger Hill · viewpoint · Monona · ~33 km
• Ingemann Church · church · Monona · ~35 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Nelson Park

Other parks near Nelson Park

• Lewis and Clark State Park · park · Monona · ~61 km · Must-see
• Hummel Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~87 km · Must-see
• Kountze Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~97 km · Must-see
• Freedom Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~98 km · Must-see
• Fontenelle Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~98 km · Must-see
• Adams Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~98 km · Must-see
• Benson Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~99 km · Must-see
• Metcalfe Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~101 km · Must-see
• Al F. Caniglia Field · park · Pottawattamie · ~104 km · Must-see
• Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium · park · Pottawattamie · ~105 km · Must-see

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