Foss Park

Foss Park: 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 waterfall: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Foss Park

Season: July to January, best August to November right after rains; most dry up from February to June.

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 Foss Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.32437, -87.83307. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Foss Park

• National Museum of the American Sailor · museum · Lake · ~2 km · Must-see
• Waukegan Harbor, South Harbor · attraction · Lake · ~5 km · Must-see
• Islamic Foundation North · dargah · Lake · ~8 km · Must-see
• Bowen Park · sanctuary · Lake · ~9 km · Must-see
• Lambs Farm Petting Zoo and Amusement Park · sanctuary · Lake · ~10 km · Must-see
• Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve · sanctuary · Lake · ~11 km · Must-see
• Goliath · attraction · Lake · ~12 km · Must-see
• Sprocket Rockets · temple · Lake · ~12 km · Must-see
• The Flash: Vertical Velocity · attraction · Lake · ~12 km · Must-see
• Little Dipper · attraction · Lake · ~12 km · Must-see
• Justice League: Battle for Metropolis · attraction · Lake · ~12 km · Must-see
• The Joker Free Fly Coaster · attraction · Lake · ~12 km · Must-see
• Giant Drop · temple · Lake · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mardi Gras Hangover · temple · Lake · ~12 km · Must-see
• Six Flags Great America · park · Lake · ~12 km · Must-see
• Raging Bull · temple · Lake · ~12 km · Must-see
• The Dark Knight Coaster · attraction · Lake · ~12 km · Must-see
• Columbia Carousel · attraction · Lake · ~12 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Foss Park

Other waterfalls near Foss Park

• Whitnall Park Waterfall · waterfall · Milwaukee · ~86 km · Must-see
• Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve · waterfall · DuPage · ~87 km · Must-see
• Foss Park · waterfall · Lake · ~2 km
• Waterfall Garden · waterfall · Cook · ~25 km
• The Falls at Pike Creek · waterfall · Lake · ~35 km
• Waterfall Park · waterfall · Cook · ~36 km
• Old Willow Falls Association · waterfall · Cook · ~39 km
• Niles Veterans' Memorial Waterfall · waterfall · Cook · ~42 km
• Rosemont Waterfall · waterfall · Cook · ~46 km
• Rainbow Falls · waterfall · Cook · ~47 km

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