Central Park

Central 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 Central 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 Central Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.11073, -89.35713. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Central Park

• Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge - Billsbach Unit · sanctuary · Marshall · ~4 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge - Cameron Unit · sanctuary · Marshall · ~6 km · Must-see
• Senachwine Lake · lake · Putnam · ~11 km · Must-see
• Marshall State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Marshall · ~21 km · Must-see
• Marshall Site · fort · Marshall · ~23 km · Must-see
• Donnelley State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Putnam · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lake Depue State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Bureau · ~27 km · Must-see
• Owen Lovejoy Homestead · fort · Bureau · ~38 km · Must-see
• Matthiessen State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~43 km · Must-see
• Metamora Court House State Historic Site · museum · Woodford · ~44 km · Must-see
• Peoria Lake · lake · Woodford · ~46 km · Must-see
• Starved Rock State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mautino State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Bureau · ~50 km · Must-see
• Forest Park Nature Center · park · Peoria · ~54 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Rock State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~55 km · Must-see
• Woodford State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~56 km · Must-see
• Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences · museum · Peoria · ~58 km · Must-see
• Saint Paul's Episcopal Church · church · Peoria · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Central Park

Other parks near Central Park

• Forest Park Nature Center · park · Peoria · ~54 km · Must-see
• Laura Bradley Park · park · Peoria · ~63 km · Must-see
• Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park · park · Henry · ~76 km · Must-see
• Miller Park · park · McLean · ~97 km · Must-see
• Gebhard Woods State Park · park · Grundy · ~102 km · Must-see
• William G. Stratton State Park · park · Grundy · ~104 km · Must-see
• Rochelle Railroad Park · park · Ogle · ~116 km · Must-see
• Morrison-Rockwood State Park · park · Whiteside · ~120 km · Must-see
• Niabi Zoo · park · Scott · ~122 km · Must-see
• Channahon Parkway State Park · park · Will · ~126 km · Must-see

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