Highland Park

Highland 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Highland Park

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Highland Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.80832, -88.34070. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Highland Park

• Marmion Abbey · church · Kane · ~5 km · Must-see
• Batavia Landmark United Methodist Church · church · Kane · ~7 km · Must-see
• Grand Army Republic Memorial · museum · Kane · ~8 km · Must-see
• Fabyan Windmill · viewpoint · Kane · ~9 km · Must-see
• Phillips Park · park · Kane · ~11 km · Must-see
• Phillips Park Zoo · sanctuary · Kane · ~11 km · Must-see
• William Beith House · fort · Kane · ~15 km · Must-see
• Saint Charles Municipal Building · church · Kane · ~15 km · Must-see
• Pottawatomie Park · park · Kane · ~16 km · Must-see
• McDowell Grove Forest Preserve · sanctuary · DuPage · ~16 km · Must-see
• West Chicago Bible Church · church · DuPage · ~18 km · Must-see
• Centennial Beach · beach · DuPage · ~20 km · Must-see
• Moser Tower · attraction · DuPage · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cantigny Park · sanctuary · DuPage · ~20 km · Must-see
• Dunham Castle · fort · Kane · ~21 km · Must-see
• Commissioners Park · park · Will · ~22 km · Must-see
• BAPS SwamiNarayan Sanstha Temple · temple · DuPage · ~23 km · Must-see
• Cosley Zoo · sanctuary · DuPage · ~25 km · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Highland Park

• Phillips Park Zoo · sanctuary · Kane · ~11 km · Must-see
• McDowell Grove Forest Preserve · sanctuary · DuPage · ~16 km · Must-see
• Cantigny Park · sanctuary · DuPage · ~20 km · Must-see
• Cosley Zoo · sanctuary · DuPage · ~25 km · Must-see
• James "Pate" Philip State Park · sanctuary · DuPage · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fox Meadow Park · sanctuary · Kane · ~27 km · Must-see
• Morton Arboretum · sanctuary · DuPage · ~28 km · Must-see
• Belmont Prairie Nature Preserve · sanctuary · DuPage · ~30 km · Must-see
• Farnsworth House · sanctuary · Kendall · ~31 km · Must-see
• Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Kendall · ~32 km · Must-see

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