High Point

High Point: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit High Point

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 High Point — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.77365, -89.58398. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near High Point

• Forest Park Nature Center · park · Peoria · ~2 km · Must-see
• Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences · museum · Peoria · ~5 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's Episcopal Church · church · Peoria · ~6 km · Must-see
• Woodford State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~7 km · Must-see
• Luthy Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Peoria · ~8 km · Must-see
• Peoria Zoo · sanctuary · Peoria · ~8 km · Must-see
• Peoria Lake · lake · Woodford · ~8 km · Must-see
• Laura Bradley Park · park · Peoria · ~10 km · Must-see
• Peoria Riverfront Museum · museum · Peoria · ~12 km · Must-see
• Farm Creek Section · fort · Tazewell · ~17 km · Must-see
• Wildlife Prairie Park · sanctuary · Peoria · ~17 km · Must-see
• Fort Creve Coeur Park & Campground · church · Tazewell · ~18 km · Must-see
• Peoria Pool · lake · Peoria · ~20 km · Must-see
• Metamora Court House State Historic Site · museum · Woodford · ~23 km · Must-see
• Pekin Lake State Fish & Wildlife Area · lake · Tazewell · ~24 km · Must-see
• Marshall Site · fort · Marshall · ~30 km · Must-see
• Marshall State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Marshall · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mackinaw River State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of High Point

Other hill stations & viewpoints near High Point

• Poplett Hollow · viewpoint · Peoria · ~4 km
• Peoria Heights Observation Tower · viewpoint · Peoria · ~4 km
• Boyds Hollow · viewpoint · Peoria · ~5 km
• Strawberry Hollow · viewpoint · Peoria · ~5 km
• Moon Hollow · viewpoint · Peoria · ~6 km
• Hazel's Hill Overlook · viewpoint · Peoria · ~18 km
• Coal Hollow Park · viewpoint · Peoria · ~27 km
• Buxtom Hill · viewpoint · Mason · ~68 km
• Cedar Bluff · viewpoint · Bureau · ~75 km
• Blue Mound · viewpoint · McLean · ~92 km

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