Fox Bluff

Fox Bluff: 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 Fox Bluff

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 Fox Bluff — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.19403, -88.26321. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fox Bluff

• Colonel Gustavius A. Palmer House · fort · McHenry · ~8 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Park · park · Kane · ~12 km · Must-see
• Play Island · lake · Lake · ~12 km · Must-see
• Barrington Bog Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Lake · ~13 km · Must-see
• Santa's Village AZoosment Park · park · Kane · ~14 km · Must-see
• Barrington United Methodist Church · church · Cook · ~14 km · Must-see
• Bangs Lake · lake · Lake · ~16 km · Must-see
• Moraine Hills State Park · sanctuary · McHenry · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake County Discovery Museum · museum · Lake · ~19 km · Must-see
• Willow Creek Community Church · church · Cook · ~19 km · Must-see
• Volo Auto Museum · museum · Lake · ~21 km · Must-see
• Elgin Public Museum · museum · Cook · ~21 km · Must-see
• Elgin National Watch Company · fort · Kane · ~23 km · Must-see
• Elgin Fire Barn Number 5 Museum · museum · Kane · ~23 km · Must-see
• Countryside Lake · lake · Lake · ~24 km · Must-see
• Volo Bog State Natural Area · sanctuary · Lake · ~25 km · Must-see
• Woodstock Square Historic District · park · McHenry · ~25 km · Must-see
• Wooster Lake · lake · Lake · ~26 km · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Fox Bluff

• Barrington Bog Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Lake · ~13 km · Must-see
• Moraine Hills State Park · sanctuary · McHenry · ~17 km · Must-see
• Volo Bog State Natural Area · sanctuary · Lake · ~25 km · Must-see
• Fox Meadow Park · sanctuary · Kane · ~27 km · Must-see
• James "Pate" Philip State Park · sanctuary · DuPage · ~29 km · Must-see
• Ned Brown Forest Preserve · sanctuary · Cook · ~36 km · Must-see
• Edward L Ryerson Conservation Area · sanctuary · Lake · ~36 km · Must-see
• Chain O'Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Lake · ~38 km · Must-see
• Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · McHenry · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lambs Farm Petting Zoo and Amusement Park · sanctuary · Lake · ~38 km · Must-see

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