Young

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

Best time to visit Young

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Young — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.72220, -88.37892. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Young

• Grand Army Republic Memorial · museum · Kane · ~8 km · Must-see
• Phillips Park · park · Kane · ~9 km · Must-see
• Phillips Park Zoo · sanctuary · Kane · ~9 km · Must-see
• Marmion Abbey · church · Kane · ~15 km · Must-see
• Commissioners Park · park · Will · ~17 km · Must-see
• Batavia Landmark United Methodist Church · church · Kane · ~19 km · Must-see
• Farnsworth House · sanctuary · Kendall · ~20 km · Must-see
• Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Kendall · ~20 km · Must-see
• Fabyan Windmill · viewpoint · Kane · ~22 km · Must-see
• McDowell Grove Forest Preserve · sanctuary · DuPage · ~23 km · Must-see
• Centennial Beach · beach · DuPage · ~24 km · Must-see
• Moser Tower · attraction · DuPage · ~24 km · Must-see
• William Beith House · fort · Kane · ~27 km · Must-see
• Saint Charles Municipal Building · church · Kane · ~28 km · Must-see
• Pottawatomie Park · park · Kane · ~28 km · Must-see
• West Chicago Bible Church · church · DuPage · ~29 km · Must-see
• Whalon Lake Park · lake · Will · ~29 km · Must-see
• Cantigny Park · sanctuary · DuPage · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Young

Other forts & heritage near Young

• William Beith House · fort · Kane · ~27 km · Must-see
• Dunham Castle · fort · Kane · ~34 km · Must-see
• Elgin National Watch Company · fort · Kane · ~44 km · Must-see
• Briscoe Mounds · fort · Will · ~45 km · Must-see
• Ellwood House · fort · DeKalb · ~49 km · Must-see
• Colonel Gustavius A. Palmer House · fort · McHenry · ~74 km · Must-see
• Leif Ericsson Monument · fort · Cook · ~75 km · Must-see
• West Side Grounds · fort · Cook · ~76 km · Must-see
• Riverview Park · fort · Cook · ~78 km · Must-see
• Governor Henry Horner Memorial · fort · Cook · ~78 km · Must-see

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