Forest Park

Forest 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Forest Park

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Forest Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.46115, -89.00647. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Forest Park

• Miller Park · park · McLean · ~1 km · Must-see
• Miller Park Zoo · sanctuary · McLean · ~1 km · Must-see
• WJBC-AM (Bloomington) · attraction · McLean · ~2 km · Must-see
• McLean County Museum of History · museum · McLean · ~3 km · Must-see
• Sprague's Super Service · attraction · McLean · ~8 km · Must-see
• Hindu Temple of Bloomington-Normal · temple · McLean · ~10 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Lake Dam · lake · Woodford · ~27 km · Must-see
• Lake Bloomington · lake · McLean · ~27 km · Must-see
• Moraine View State Recreation Area · sanctuary · McLean · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mackinaw River State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~36 km · Must-see
• Clinton Lake · lake · DeWitt · ~46 km · Must-see
• Heritage in Flight Museum · museum · Logan · ~55 km · Must-see
• Weston Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve · sanctuary · McLean · ~57 km · Must-see
• Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Logan · ~58 km · Must-see
• Logan Courthouse Square Historic District · park · Logan · ~58 km · Must-see
• Farm Creek Section · fort · Tazewell · ~59 km · Must-see
• Metamora Court House State Historic Site · museum · Woodford · ~59 km · Must-see
• Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area · park · Logan · ~63 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Forest Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Forest Park

• Miller Park Zoo · sanctuary · McLean · ~1 km · Must-see
• Moraine View State Recreation Area · sanctuary · McLean · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mackinaw River State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~36 km · Must-see
• Weston Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve · sanctuary · McLean · ~57 km · Must-see
• Woodford State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~68 km · Must-see
• Peoria Zoo · sanctuary · Peoria · ~70 km · Must-see
• Luthy Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Peoria · ~70 km · Must-see
• Maybery Gelvin Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Champaign · ~74 km · Must-see
• Robert Allerton Park · sanctuary · Piatt · ~75 km · Must-see
• Marshall State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Marshall · ~86 km · Must-see

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