Pleasant Valley

Pleasant Valley: 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 Pleasant Valley

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 Pleasant Valley — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.24272, -88.47750. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pleasant Valley

• Illinois Railway Museum · museum · McHenry · ~5 km · Must-see
• Woodstock Square Historic District · park · McHenry · ~10 km · Must-see
• Colonel Gustavius A. Palmer House · fort · McHenry · ~19 km · Must-see
• Moraine Hills State Park · sanctuary · McHenry · ~26 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Park · park · Kane · ~27 km · Must-see
• Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · McHenry · ~29 km · Must-see
• Santa's Village AZoosment Park · park · Kane · ~31 km · Must-see
• Beck's Woods · sanctuary · McHenry · ~32 km · Must-see
• Play Island · lake · Lake · ~33 km · Must-see
• Volo Auto Museum · museum · Lake · ~34 km · Must-see
• Volo Bog State Natural Area · sanctuary · Lake · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bangs Lake · lake · Lake · ~35 km · Must-see
• Barrington Bog Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Lake · ~35 km · Must-see
• Elgin Public Museum · museum · Cook · ~36 km · Must-see
• Barrington United Methodist Church · church · Cook · ~36 km · Must-see
• Elgin National Watch Company · fort · Kane · ~36 km · Must-see
• Elgin Fire Barn Number 5 Museum · museum · Kane · ~37 km · Must-see
• Fox Meadow Park · sanctuary · Kane · ~37 km · Must-see

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Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Pleasant Valley

• Moraine Hills State Park · sanctuary · McHenry · ~26 km · Must-see
• Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · McHenry · ~29 km · Must-see
• Beck's Woods · sanctuary · McHenry · ~32 km · Must-see
• Volo Bog State Natural Area · sanctuary · Lake · ~34 km · Must-see
• Barrington Bog Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Lake · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fox Meadow Park · sanctuary · Kane · ~37 km · Must-see
• James "Pate" Philip State Park · sanctuary · DuPage · ~42 km · Must-see
• Chain O'Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Lake · ~44 km · Must-see
• Kishwaukee River State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · DeKalb · ~45 km · Must-see
• Rock Cut State Park · sanctuary · Winnebago · ~54 km · Must-see

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