Francis Park

Francis 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 Francis 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 Francis Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 43.28495, -92.65466. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Francis Park

• Wildwood Park · park · Floyd · ~31 km · Must-see
• Hayden Prairie State Preserve · sanctuary · Howard · ~35 km · Must-see
• Little Brown Church in · church · Chickasaw · ~47 km · Must-see
• Charles H. Macnider Art Museum · museum · Cerro Gordo · ~58 km · Must-see
• Parkers Woods · park · Cerro Gordo · ~59 km · Must-see
• KRIB-AM (Mason City) · church · Cerro Gordo · ~60 km · Must-see
• East Side Lake Park · lake · Mower · ~61 km · Must-see
• Jay C Hormel Nature Center · park · Mower · ~61 km · Must-see
• SPAM Museum · museum · Mower · ~62 km · Must-see
• Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park · cave · Buffalo · ~67 km · Must-see
• Bily Clocks Museum · museum · Winneshiek · ~72 km · Must-see
• Cold Water Spring State Preserve · sanctuary · Winneshiek · ~74 km · Must-see
• Buddy Holly Crash Site · attraction · Cerro Gordo · ~74 km · Must-see
• Fort Atkinson State Preserve · fort · Winneshiek · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lake Hendricks Park · lake · Howard · ~16 km
• Cedar Valley Memories Museum · museum · Mitchell · ~18 km
• Lylah's Marsh Dam · lake · Howard · ~19 km
• Falk Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Mitchell · ~20 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Francis Park

Other parks near Francis Park

• Wildwood Park · park · Floyd · ~31 km · Must-see
• Parkers Woods · park · Cerro Gordo · ~59 km · Must-see
• Jay C Hormel Nature Center · park · Mower · ~61 km · Must-see
• George Wyth Memorial State Park · park · Black Hawk · ~108 km · Must-see
• Oxbow Park and Zollman Zoo · park · Pepin · ~111 km · Must-see
• Lost Island Waterpark · park · Black Hawk · ~122 km · Must-see
• Lost Island Theme Park · park · Black Hawk · ~123 km · Must-see
• Rockford Park · park · Floyd · ~44 km
• Runion Park · park · Chickasaw · ~46 km
• Ray Rorick Park · park · Cerro Gordo · ~61 km

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