Barber Fen

Barber Fen: 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 Barber Fen

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 Barber Fen — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.38792, -88.38543. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Barber Fen

• Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · McHenry · ~8 km · Must-see
• Woodstock Square Historic District · park · McHenry · ~12 km · Must-see
• Moraine Hills State Park · sanctuary · McHenry · ~18 km · Must-see
• Elizabeth Lake Nature Preserve · lake · McHenry · ~18 km · Must-see
• Volo Bog State Natural Area · sanctuary · Lake · ~21 km · Must-see
• Colonel Gustavius A. Palmer House · fort · McHenry · ~21 km · Must-see
• Volo Auto Museum · museum · Lake · ~24 km · Must-see
• Chain O'Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Lake · ~24 km · Must-see
• Wooster Lake · lake · Lake · ~24 km · Must-see
• Big Foot Beach State Park · beach · Walworth · ~26 km · Must-see
• Illinois Railway Museum · museum · McHenry · ~27 km · Must-see
• Geneva Lake · lake · McHenry · ~27 km · Must-see
• Geneva Lake · lake · Walworth · ~28 km · Must-see
• Beck's Woods · sanctuary · McHenry · ~29 km · Must-see
• Bangs Lake · lake · Lake · ~31 km · Must-see
• Yerkes Observatory · attraction · Walworth · ~31 km · Must-see
• Play Island · lake · Lake · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake County Discovery Museum · museum · Lake · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Barber Fen

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Barber Fen

• Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · McHenry · ~8 km · Must-see
• Moraine Hills State Park · sanctuary · McHenry · ~18 km · Must-see
• Volo Bog State Natural Area · sanctuary · Lake · ~21 km · Must-see
• Chain O'Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Lake · ~24 km · Must-see
• Beck's Woods · sanctuary · McHenry · ~29 km · Must-see
• Barrington Bog Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Lake · ~35 km · Must-see
• Richard Bong State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Kenosha · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lambs Farm Petting Zoo and Amusement Park · sanctuary · Lake · ~51 km · Must-see
• Fox Meadow Park · sanctuary · Kane · ~54 km · Must-see
• Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve · sanctuary · Lake · ~55 km · Must-see

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