Ice Chute

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

Best time to visit Ice Chute

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Ice Chute — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.40059, -88.28140. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Ice Chute

• Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area · lake · Grundy · ~6 km · Must-see
• Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Grundy · ~6 km · Must-see
• Channahon Parkway State Park · park · Will · ~7 km · Must-see
• Briscoe Mounds · fort · Will · ~7 km · Must-see
• William G. Stratton State Park · park · Grundy · ~16 km · Must-see
• Gebhard Woods State Park · park · Grundy · ~17 km · Must-see
• Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie · sanctuary · Will · ~18 km · Must-see
• Gemini Giant · attraction · Will · ~19 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint Raymond Nonnatus · church · Will · ~27 km · Must-see
• Joliet Area Historical Society Museum · museum · Will · ~27 km · Must-see
• Mazonia State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Grundy · ~28 km · Must-see
• Lockport Powerhouse · lake · Will · ~32 km · Must-see
• Illinois Waterway · lake · Will · ~32 km · Must-see
• Gaylord Building · museum · Will · ~35 km · Must-see
• Kankakee River State Park · sanctuary · Will · ~37 km · Must-see
• Commissioners Park · park · Will · ~39 km · Must-see
• Isle La Cache Museum · museum · Will · ~40 km · Must-see
• Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Kendall · ~41 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Ice Chute

Other forts & heritage near Ice Chute

• Briscoe Mounds · fort · Will · ~7 km · Must-see
• Beecher Mausoleum · fort · Lake · ~70 km · Must-see
• William Beith House · fort · Kane · ~71 km · Must-see
• Dunham Castle · fort · Kane · ~77 km · Must-see
• Forest-Moraine Historic District · fort · Lake · ~84 km · Must-see
• Elgin National Watch Company · fort · Kane · ~87 km · Must-see
• Ellwood House · fort · DeKalb · ~89 km · Must-see
• West Side Grounds · fort · Cook · ~91 km · Must-see
• Leif Ericsson Monument · fort · Cook · ~93 km · Must-see
• St. Luke's Hospital · fort · Cook · ~94 km · Must-see

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