Must-see park · Albany, New York
Townsend Park
Townsend Park is a park in Albany, New York.
Townsend Park: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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 Townsend Park
Season: Year-round, evenings.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Townsend Park — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 42.65773, -73.76469. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Townsend Park
- Dana Park · park · Albany · ~1 km · Must-see
- Washington Park Lake · lake · Bennington · ~1 km · Must-see
- Washington Park Lake · lake · Albany · ~1 km · Must-see
- Academy Park · park · Bennington · ~1 km · Must-see
- New York State Museum · museum · Bennington · ~1 km · Must-see
- Fort Frederick · fort · Bennington · ~1 km · Must-see
- Historic Saint Mary's Church · church · Albany · ~1 km · Must-see
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception · church · Albany · ~1 km · Must-see
- Tricentennial Park · park · Albany · ~2 km · Must-see
- Lincoln Park · sanctuary · Bennington · ~2 km · Must-see
- Albany Pump Station · fort · Albany · ~2 km · Must-see
- Tivoli Lake · lake · Albany · ~2 km · Must-see
- Tivoli Lake · lake · Bennington · ~2 km · Must-see
- Tivoli Nature Preserve · park · Bennington · ~2 km · Must-see
- Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site · park · Albany · ~2 km · Must-see
- Fort Orange · fort · Albany · ~2 km · Must-see
- USS Slater · attraction · Albany · ~3 km · Must-see
- Crailo State Historic Site · museum · Rensselaer · ~4 km · Must-see
Other parks near Townsend Park
- Dana Park · park · Albany · ~1 km · Must-see
- Academy Park · park · Bennington · ~1 km · Must-see
- Tricentennial Park · park · Albany · ~2 km · Must-see
- Tivoli Nature Preserve · park · Bennington · ~2 km · Must-see
- Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site · park · Albany · ~2 km · Must-see
- Prospect Park · park · Rensselaer · ~12 km · Must-see
- Prospect Park · park · Bennington · ~12 km · Must-see
- Frear Park · park · Bennington · ~16 km · Must-see
- Frear Park · park · Rensselaer · ~16 km · Must-see
- Peebles Island State Park · park · Saratoga · ~19 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Townsend Park open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Townsend Park yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Townsend Park?
Year-round, evenings. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Townsend Park?
Nearby: Dana Park (park, 1 km), Washington Park Lake (lake, 1 km), Washington Park Lake (lake, 1 km), Academy Park (park, 1 km), New York State Museum (museum, 1 km), Fort Frederick (fort, 1 km).
Is Townsend Park worth visiting?
Townsend Park is listed as a must-see park in New York on Spotwander.