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: 40.83625, -91.71361. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Central Park

• Shimek State Forest - Farmington Unit · sanctuary · Lee · ~27 km · Must-see
• New Sweden Baptist Church · church · Jefferson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Battle of Athens State Historic Site · sanctuary · Lee · ~35 km · Must-see
• Lake Sugema Wildlife Management Area · lake · Van Buren · ~38 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo House · museum · Lee · ~53 km · Must-see
• Nauvoo State Park · sanctuary · Hancock · ~54 km · Must-see
• American Gothic House · attraction · Wapello · ~54 km · Must-see
• Iliniwek Village State Historic Site · sanctuary · Clark · ~59 km · Must-see
• Saint Pauls Roman Catholic Church · church · Des Moines · ~64 km · Must-see
• Dankwardt Memorial Park · park · Des Moines · ~65 km · Must-see
• Crapo Park · park · Des Moines · ~65 km · Must-see
• Church of All Saints · church · Lee · ~70 km · Must-see
• James B. Weaver House · sanctuary · Davis · ~74 km · Must-see
• Hickory Church · church · Van Buren · ~8 km
• Lewelling Quaker Museum · museum · Henry · ~10 km
• Lewelling Quaker Shrine · fort · Henry · ~10 km
• Oakland Mills Dam · lake · Henry · ~17 km
• Bentonsport Timber · sanctuary · Van Buren · ~21 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Central Park

Other parks near Central Park

• Dankwardt Memorial Park · park · Des Moines · ~65 km · Must-see
• Crapo Park · park · Des Moines · ~65 km · Must-see
• Delabar State Park · park · Henderson · ~83 km · Must-see
• Thousand Hills State Park · park · Adair · ~134 km · Must-see
• Sunderbruch Park · park · Scott · ~147 km · Must-see
• Old Schuetzen Park · park · Scott · ~149 km · Must-see
• Emeis Park · park · Scott · ~149 km · Must-see
• Big Hollow Creek Recreation Area · park · Des Moines · ~54 km
• Sand Run Park · park · Louisa · ~80 km
• Terry Trueblood Recreation Area · park · Johnson · ~111 km

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