Perkins Park

Perkins 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 Perkins 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 Perkins Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.84534, -94.11261. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Perkins Park

• Original Raccoon River Valley Trail · trek · Dallas · ~7 km · Must-see
• High Trestle Trail · trek · Dallas · ~28 km · Must-see
• Brenton Arboretum · sanctuary · Dallas · ~29 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple & Cultural Center of Iowa · temple · Dallas · ~31 km · Must-see
• Big Creek State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~38 km · Must-see
• Kuehn Conservation Area · sanctuary · Dallas · ~39 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Diversion Dam · lake · Polk · ~40 km · Must-see
• Big Creek Schoolhouse · fort · Polk · ~43 km · Must-see
• Saylorville Lake Project · lake · Polk · ~46 km · Must-see
• Reiman Gardens · sanctuary · Story · ~54 km · Must-see
• Campanile · attraction · Story · ~54 km · Must-see
• Badger Creek State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Madison · ~54 km · Must-see
• Farm House Museum · museum · Story · ~55 km · Must-see
• Whiterock Conservancy · sanctuary · Guthrie · ~55 km · Must-see
• Ioway Creek · lake · Story · ~56 km · Must-see
• Dale Maffitt Reservoir · lake · Dallas · ~57 km · Must-see
• Walnut Woods State Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~57 km · Must-see
• Raccoon River Park · park · Polk · ~57 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Perkins Park

Other parks near Perkins Park

• Raccoon River Park · park · Polk · ~57 km · Must-see
• Bandshell Park · park · Story · ~58 km · Must-see
• Water Works Park · park · Polk · ~60 km · Must-see
• John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park · park · Polk · ~61 km · Must-see
• Western Gateway Park · park · Polk · ~61 km · Must-see
• Adventureland Resort · park · Polk · ~69 km · Must-see
• Winterset City Park · park · Madison · ~73 km · Must-see
• Woodman Hollow State Preserve · park · Webster · ~80 km · Must-see
• Buxton Park · park · Warren · ~88 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes State Park West · park · Calhoun · ~103 km · Must-see

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