Thelen Park

Thelen 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 Thelen 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 Thelen Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.44619, -88.24473. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thelen Park

• Elizabeth Lake Nature Preserve · lake · McHenry · ~7 km · Must-see
• Chain O'Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Lake · ~8 km · Must-see
• Volo Bog State Natural Area · sanctuary · Lake · ~13 km · Must-see
• Wooster Lake · lake · Lake · ~15 km · Must-see
• Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · McHenry · ~17 km · Must-see
• Cross Lake · lake · Lake · ~18 km · Must-see
• Volo Auto Museum · museum · Lake · ~18 km · Must-see
• Moraine Hills State Park · sanctuary · McHenry · ~18 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Lake · lake · Lake · ~22 km · Must-see
• Highland Lake · lake · Lake · ~22 km · Must-see
• Grays Lake · lake · Lake · ~25 km · Must-see
• Big Foot Beach State Park · beach · Walworth · ~26 km · Must-see
• New Gracanica Monastery · church · Lake · ~27 km · Must-see
• Druce Lake · lake · Lake · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bangs Lake · lake · Lake · ~27 km · Must-see
• Woodstock Square Historic District · park · McHenry · ~28 km · Must-see
• Colonel Gustavius A. Palmer House · fort · McHenry · ~28 km · Must-see
• Richard Bong State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Kenosha · ~29 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Thelen Park

Other parks near Thelen Park

• Woodstock Square Historic District · park · McHenry · ~28 km · Must-see
• Bristol Renaissance Faire · park · Kenosha · ~30 km · Must-see
• Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago · park · Lake · ~33 km · Must-see
• Six Flags Great America · park · Lake · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cuneo Mansion and Gardens · park · Lake · ~41 km · Must-see
• North Point Marina · park · Lake · ~46 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Park · park · Kane · ~47 km · Must-see
• Library Park · park · Kenosha · ~47 km · Must-see
• Santa's Village AZoosment Park · park · Kane · ~49 km · Must-see
• Danny Cunniff Park · park · Lake · ~54 km · Must-see

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