Shady Grove

Shady Grove: 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 park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Shady Grove

Season: Year-round, evenings.

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 Shady Grove — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.16020, -89.12724. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Shady Grove

• Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Fayette · ~1 km · Must-see
• Vandalia Municipal Reservoir Dam · lake · Fayette · ~21 km · Must-see
• Kitchell Park · park · Christian · ~31 km · Must-see
• Thompson Mill Covered Bridge · attraction · Shelby · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Glenn Shoals Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~38 km · Must-see
• Governor Bond Lake · lake · Bond · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Shelbyville Dam · lake · Shelby · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Lou Yaeger Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Sara · lake · Henderson · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Taylorville Dam · lake · Christian · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Kanagga · lake · Henderson · ~60 km · Must-see
• The Cross at the Crossroads · fort · Henderson · ~60 km · Must-see
• Eagle Creek State Park · sanctuary · Shelby · ~65 km · Must-see
• Carlyle Reservoir · lake · Clinton · ~66 km · Must-see
• S.S. President · attraction · Effingham · ~66 km · Must-see
• Lake Shelbyville · lake · Shelby · ~69 km · Must-see
• Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Marion · ~72 km · Must-see
• Eldon Hazlet State Park · sanctuary · Clinton · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Shady Grove

Other parks near Shady Grove

• Kitchell Park · park · Christian · ~31 km · Must-see
• Scovill Park · park · Macon · ~95 km · Must-see
• Southwind Park · park · Sangamon · ~97 km · Must-see
• SIUE Gardens · park · Madison · ~106 km · Must-see
• Illinois State Fairgrounds · park · Sangamon · ~109 km · Must-see
• Chain of Rocks Park · park · Madison · ~127 km · Must-see
• Wayne County Fairgrounds · park · Union · ~135 km · Must-see
• Hyde Park · park · Madison · ~135 km · Must-see
• O'Fallon Park · park · Madison · ~136 km · Must-see
• Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park · park · Saint Clair · ~136 km · Must-see

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