Rainbow Falls

Rainbow Falls: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this waterfall: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Rainbow Falls

Season: July to January, best August to November right after rains; most dry up from February to June.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Rainbow Falls — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.00757, -87.99648. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Rainbow Falls

• Ned Brown Forest Preserve · sanctuary · Cook · ~2 km · Must-see
• Legoland Discovery Center Chicago · park · Cook · ~6 km · Must-see
• 1000 gecs tree · attraction · Cook · ~9 km · Must-see
• Brachiosaurus · attraction · Cook · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lake Opeka · lake · Cook · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Memorial Replica · attraction · Cook · ~10 km · Must-see
• William Dunton · attraction · Cook · ~11 km · Must-see
• Statue of Liberty · attraction · Cook · ~11 km · Must-see
• Medieval Times · attraction · Cook · ~11 km · Must-see
• First Congregational Church · church · Cook · ~12 km · Must-see
• WMAQ-AM (Chicago) · attraction · DuPage · ~13 km · Must-see
• Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe · dargah · Cook · ~13 km · Must-see
• Masjid Darussalam · dargah · DuPage · ~15 km · Must-see
• Lake Arlington Park · lake · Cook · ~16 km · Must-see
• Saint Joseph Ukrainian Catholic Church · church · Cook · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lilacia Park · park · DuPage · ~17 km · Must-see
• First Church of Lombard · church · DuPage · ~17 km · Must-see
• Schiller Woods Magic Water Pump · attraction · Cook · ~18 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Rainbow Falls

Other waterfalls near Rainbow Falls

• Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve · waterfall · DuPage · ~42 km · Must-see
• Whitnall Park Waterfall · waterfall · Milwaukee · ~128 km · Must-see
• Old Willow Falls Association · waterfall · Cook · ~12 km
• Rosemont Waterfall · waterfall · Cook · ~14 km
• Niles Veterans' Memorial Waterfall · waterfall · Cook · ~25 km
• Waterfall Park · waterfall · Cook · ~27 km
• Waterfall Garden · waterfall · Cook · ~29 km
• Olson Park and Waterfall · waterfall · Cook · ~30 km
• Niagara Falls,Buffalo,NewYork · waterfall · Cook · ~31 km
• Blackhawk Waterfall · waterfall · Kane · ~33 km

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