Old Town Square

Old Town Square: 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 Old Town Square

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 Old Town Square — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.73079, -88.92722. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Old Town Square

• Goddard Chapel · church · Williamson · ~2 km · Must-see
• Lake of Egypt · lake · Ballard · ~15 km · Must-see
• Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument · sanctuary · Williamson · ~15 km · Must-see
• Crab Orchard Lake · lake · Williamson · ~16 km · Must-see
• Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · Williamson · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake of Egypt · lake · Williamson · ~18 km · Must-see
• Devil's Kitchen Lake · lake · Williamson · ~23 km · Must-see
• Panther Den Wilderness · sanctuary · Union · ~26 km · Must-see
• Little Grassy Marina · lake · Williamson · ~27 km · Must-see
• Sahara Woods State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Saline · ~28 km · Must-see
• Ferne Clyffe State Park · sanctuary · Johnson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Shawnee National Forest · sanctuary · Johnson · ~31 km · Must-see
• River to River Trail · sanctuary · Ballard · ~33 km · Must-see
• Giant City State Park · sanctuary · Jackson · ~34 km · Must-see
• WSIU-FM (Carbondale) · lake · Jackson · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake Dam · lake · Jackson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua Lake · lake · Jackson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Bay Creek Wilderness · sanctuary · Pope · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Old Town Square

Other parks near Old Town Square

• Wayne County Fairgrounds · park · Union · ~109 km · Must-see
• Maria Pellegrino Park · park · Alexander · ~131 km · Must-see
• Williamson County Fairgrounds · park · Williamson · ~2 km
• Benton City Park · park · Franklin · ~36 km
• Gun Creek Public Use Area · park · Franklin · ~49 km
• Keys Park · park · Perry · ~52 km
• Hamilton County Fair Grounds · park · Hamilton · ~65 km
• Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site · park · Ballard · ~107 km
• Tilles Memorial City Park · park · Scott · ~108 km
• Wamac City Park · park · Marion · ~110 km

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