Control Station

Control Station: 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 Control Station

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 Control Station — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.32876, -88.75289. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Control Station

• Illini State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~1 km · Must-see
• Volvo Island · attraction · LaSalle · ~6 km · Must-see
• LaSalle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · LaSalle · ~16 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Rock State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~17 km · Must-see
• Starved Rock State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~26 km · Must-see
• Matthiessen State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~29 km · Must-see
• Gebhard Woods State Park · park · Grundy · ~34 km · Must-see
• William G. Stratton State Park · park · Grundy · ~35 km · Must-see
• Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Grundy · ~45 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area · lake · Grundy · ~46 km · Must-see
• Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Kendall · ~48 km · Must-see
• Farnsworth House · sanctuary · Kendall · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mazonia State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Grundy · ~54 km · Must-see
• Channahon Parkway State Park · park · Will · ~56 km · Must-see
• Briscoe Mounds · fort · Will · ~57 km · Must-see
• Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area · lake · DeKalb · ~59 km · Must-see
• Bartlett Woods Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Lee · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Depue State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Bureau · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Control Station

Other forts & heritage near Control Station

• Briscoe Mounds · fort · Will · ~57 km · Must-see
• Owen Lovejoy Homestead · fort · Bureau · ~73 km · Must-see
• Ellwood House · fort · DeKalb · ~84 km · Must-see
• Marshall Site · fort · Marshall · ~88 km · Must-see
• William Beith House · fort · Kane · ~93 km · Must-see
• Dunham Castle · fort · Kane · ~100 km · Must-see
• Elgin National Watch Company · fort · Kane · ~109 km · Must-see
• Chana School House · fort · Ogle · ~113 km · Must-see
• Sinnissippi_Mounds · fort · Whiteside · ~115 km · Must-see
• Stillman's · fort · Ogle · ~117 km · Must-see

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