Lambeau Field
Lambeau Field is an outdoor athletic stadium in the north central United States, located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It comes under Green Bay Packers. Worth the trip, Resch Center is 0.4 mi off.
A stadium & arena inside Green Bay
One of the most looked-up attractions in the U.S.
About 238K people a year read its Wikipedia article, more than for 99% of the 7,799 attractions we track.
Winters are cold
January nights drop to 13°, with about 56" of snow a year. When to go ↓
You can stay in Green Bay
Lambeau Field is inside Green Bay, which has 25 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
A day trip from Milwaukee
Milwaukee is about 99 miles south (straight-line). Where to stay ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep
May, June, July, August and September are the mild months, with highs of 63–78°. When to go ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Every month near Lambeau Field is set out below.
Lambeau Field
Lambeau Field is an outdoor athletic stadium in the north central United States, located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The home field of the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL), it opened 69 years ago in 1957 as City Stadium, replacing the original City Stadium at East High School as the Packers' home field. Informally known as New City Stadium for its first eight seasons, it was renamed in August 1965 in memory of Packers founder, player, and long-time head coach, Earl "Curly" Lambeau, who had died two months earlier.
With a seating capacity of 81,441, Lambeau Field is the second-largest stadium in the NFL. and the largest venue in Wisconsin, edging out Camp Randall Stadium (75,822) at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Its playing field has a conventional north–south alignment, at an elevation of 640 feet (195 m) above sea level.
- Type
- Stadium & arena
- Opened
- 1957
- Run by
- Green Bay Packers
- Wikipedia readers
- 238K a year
Nights near Lambeau Field
Hotels, motels or campgrounds are closest in Green Bay (25) and Ashwaubenon (29).
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Lambeau Field | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay | in town | — | 25 17 hotels · 5 motels · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins | 106,675 | $207K | C |
| Ashwaubenon | 2 mi southwest | 5 min | 29 25 hotels · 2 motels · 2 lodges & cabins | 17,398 | $267K | C+ |
| De Pere | 5 mi south | 5 min | 8 8 hotels | 25,590 | $281K | A− |
| Allouez | 3 mi southeast | 5 min | 3 3 hotels | 13,838 | $235K | — |
| Howard | 5 mi north | 5 min | 3 3 hotels | 22,233 | $316K | — |
| Grand Chute | 24 mi southwest | 35 min | 30 26 hotels · 1 motel · 2 inns & B&Bs · 1 campground | 24,579 | $295K | D |
| Suamico | 9 mi north | 15 min | 3 2 hotels · 1 lodge or cabins | 13,153 | $367K | — |
| Bellevue | 6 mi southeast | 10 min | 2 2 hotels | 16,776 | $299K | — |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
What else is near Lambeau Field
Places worth adding lie within 70 miles.
1in town Stadium & arenaResch Center
2in town MuseumNational Railroad Museum
38 mi LakeLake Winnebago
34 mi Theme parkBay Beach Amusement Park
35 mi MuseumUSS Cobia
36 mi Ancient siteRouse Simmons
44 mi MuseumEAA Aviation Museum
70 mi Park & preserveKettle Moraine State ForestPhoto credits
Resch Center: User Royalbroil on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5 · National Railroad Museum: Dual Freq, CC BY 3.0 · Lake Winnebago: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Bay Beach Amusement Park: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Cobia: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Rouse Simmons: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · EAA Aviation Museum: self, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Kettle Moraine State Forest: self, CC BY-SA 2.5
Lambeau Field in questions
Is Lambeau Field in Green Bay?
Yes. It’s inside Green Bay, WI.
When is the best time to visit Lambeau Field?
May, June, July, August and September, with highs of 63–78°.
How far is Lambeau Field from Milwaukee?
About 99 miles south of Milwaukee, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Lambeau Field?
Austin Straubel (GRB), about 4 miles away. The nearest big hub is General Mitchell (MKE), about 108 miles.
Where should I stay near Lambeau Field?
Ashwaubenon (2 mi, 29 places to stay), Green Bay (in town, 25 places to stay) and De Pere (5 mi, 8 places to stay).
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