Purdy Park

Purdy Park: 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 Purdy Park

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 Purdy Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.76887, -88.87017. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Purdy Park

• Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area · lake · DeKalb · ~3 km · Must-see
• Ellwood House · fort · DeKalb · ~26 km · Must-see
• Rochelle Railroad Park · park · Ogle · ~30 km · Must-see
• Bartlett Woods Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Lee · ~37 km · Must-see
• Farnsworth House · sanctuary · Kendall · ~39 km · Must-see
• Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Kendall · ~40 km · Must-see
• Kishwaukee River State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · DeKalb · ~46 km · Must-see
• Franklin Creek State Natural Area · sanctuary · Lee · ~50 km · Must-see
• Nachusa Grasslands · sanctuary · Ogle · ~53 km · Must-see
• Stillman's · fort · Ogle · ~57 km · Must-see
• Lowden-Miller State Forest · sanctuary · Ogle · ~57 km · Must-see
• Grand Army Republic Memorial · museum · Kane · ~57 km · Must-see
• Volvo Island · attraction · LaSalle · ~58 km · Must-see
• Chana School House · fort · Ogle · ~58 km · Must-see
• Batavia Landmark United Methodist Church · church · Kane · ~59 km · Must-see
• Phillips Park · park · Kane · ~60 km · Must-see
• Marmion Abbey · church · Kane · ~60 km · Must-see
• Phillips Park Zoo · sanctuary · Kane · ~60 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Purdy Park

Other parks near Purdy Park

• Rochelle Railroad Park · park · Ogle · ~30 km · Must-see
• Phillips Park · park · Kane · ~60 km · Must-see
• Pottawatomie Park · park · Kane · ~61 km · Must-see
• Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Rockford · park · Winnebago · ~67 km · Must-see
• Commissioners Park · park · Will · ~69 km · Must-see
• Beyer Stadium Park · park · Winnebago · ~71 km · Must-see
• Gebhard Woods State Park · park · Grundy · ~73 km · Must-see
• William G. Stratton State Park · park · Grundy · ~74 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Park · park · Kane · ~77 km · Must-see
• Santa's Village AZoosment Park · park · Kane · ~77 km · Must-see

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