Baker Park

Baker 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 Baker 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 Baker Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.34502, -89.11003. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Baker Park

• Matthiessen State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~12 km · Must-see
• Starved Rock State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~12 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Rock State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake Depue State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Bureau · ~24 km · Must-see
• Donnelley State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Putnam · ~25 km · Must-see
• Volvo Island · attraction · LaSalle · ~33 km · Must-see
• Senachwine Lake · lake · Putnam · ~34 km · Must-see
• Owen Lovejoy Homestead · fort · Bureau · ~36 km · Must-see
• Bartlett Woods Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Lee · ~39 km · Must-see
• Illini State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~39 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge - Billsbach Unit · sanctuary · Marshall · ~46 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge - Cameron Unit · sanctuary · Marshall · ~48 km · Must-see
• LaSalle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · LaSalle · ~52 km · Must-see
• Green River State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Lee · ~58 km · Must-see
• Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area · lake · DeKalb · ~62 km · Must-see
• Marshall State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Marshall · ~62 km · Must-see
• Marshall Site · fort · Marshall · ~64 km · Must-see
• Mautino State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Bureau · ~65 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Baker Park

Other parks near Baker Park

• Gebhard Woods State Park · park · Grundy · ~71 km · Must-see
• William G. Stratton State Park · park · Grundy · ~72 km · Must-see
• Rochelle Railroad Park · park · Ogle · ~80 km · Must-see
• Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park · park · Henry · ~92 km · Must-see
• Channahon Parkway State Park · park · Will · ~93 km · Must-see
• Forest Park Nature Center · park · Peoria · ~95 km · Must-see
• Phillips Park · park · Kane · ~101 km · Must-see
• Commissioners Park · park · Will · ~104 km · Must-see
• Laura Bradley Park · park · Peoria · ~104 km · Must-see
• Morrison-Rockwood State Park · park · Whiteside · ~113 km · Must-see

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