Highland Park

Highland 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 Highland 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 Highland Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.27362, -89.04755. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Highland Park

• Anderson Japanese Gardens · sanctuary · Winnebago · ~2 km · Must-see
• Rockmen Guardians · attraction · Winnebago · ~3 km · Must-see
• Beattie Park · sanctuary · Winnebago · ~4 km · Must-see
• Beyer Stadium Park · park · Winnebago · ~6 km · Must-see
• Klehm Arboretum and Botanic Garden · sanctuary · Winnebago · ~8 km · Must-see
• Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Rockford · park · Winnebago · ~9 km · Must-see
• Rock Cut State Park · sanctuary · Winnebago · ~13 km · Must-see
• WREX-TV (Rockford) · attraction · Winnebago · ~20 km · Must-see
• Pettit Memorial Chapel · church · Boone · ~21 km · Must-see
• Poplar Grove Vintage Wings and Wheels Museum · museum · Boone · ~23 km · Must-see
• Stillman's · fort · Ogle · ~27 km · Must-see
• Soldier's Monument · fort · Ogle · ~30 km · Must-see
• Kishwaukee River State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · DeKalb · ~30 km · Must-see
• Blackhawk Farms Raceway · attraction · Winnebago · ~30 km · Must-see
• Logan Museum of Anthropology · museum · Winnebago · ~32 km · Must-see
• Beck's Woods · sanctuary · McHenry · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lowden State Park · sanctuary · Ogle · ~44 km · Must-see
• Black Hawk Statue · attraction · Ogle · ~44 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Highland Park

Other parks near Highland Park

• Beyer Stadium Park · park · Winnebago · ~6 km · Must-see
• Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Rockford · park · Winnebago · ~9 km · Must-see
• Rochelle Railroad Park · park · Ogle · ~49 km · Must-see
• Rock County Fair Grounds · park · Rock · ~58 km · Must-see
• Woodstock Square Historic District · park · McHenry · ~62 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Park · park · Kane · ~82 km · Must-see
• Santa's Village AZoosment Park · park · Kane · ~85 km · Must-see
• Pottawatomie Park · park · Kane · ~90 km · Must-see
• Library Park · park · Dane · ~95 km · Must-see
• Phillips Park · park · Kane · ~107 km · Must-see

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