Herrick Park

Herrick 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 Herrick 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 Herrick Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.22119, -88.98549. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Herrick Park

• Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area · lake · Fayette · ~18 km · Must-see
• Thompson Mill Covered Bridge · attraction · Shelby · ~19 km · Must-see
• Kitchell Park · park · Christian · ~24 km · Must-see
• Vandalia Municipal Reservoir Dam · lake · Fayette · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Shelbyville Dam · lake · Shelby · ~34 km · Must-see
• Lake Sara · lake · Henderson · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Kanagga · lake · Henderson · ~47 km · Must-see
• The Cross at the Crossroads · fort · Henderson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Eagle Creek State Park · sanctuary · Shelby · ~49 km · Must-see
• S.S. President · attraction · Effingham · ~51 km · Must-see
• Lake Taylorville Dam · lake · Christian · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Shelbyville · lake · Shelby · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Glenn Shoals Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Mattoon Dam · lake · Shelby · ~56 km · Must-see
• Governor Bond Lake · lake · Bond · ~61 km · Must-see
• Paradise Dam · lake · Coles · ~64 km · Must-see
• Lake Lou Yaeger Dam · lake · Montgomery · ~67 km · Must-see
• Stephen A. Forbes State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Marion · ~72 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Herrick Park

Other parks near Herrick Park

• Kitchell Park · park · Christian · ~24 km · Must-see
• Scovill Park · park · Macon · ~84 km · Must-see
• Southwind Park · park · Sangamon · ~101 km · Must-see
• Illinois State Fairgrounds · park · Sangamon · ~111 km · Must-see
• SIUE Gardens · park · Madison · ~123 km · Must-see
• Shady Rest Park · park · Piatt · ~131 km · Must-see
• Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area · park · Logan · ~132 km · Must-see
• Wayne County Fairgrounds · park · Union · ~134 km · Must-see
• Logan Courthouse Square Historic District · park · Logan · ~135 km · Must-see
• Centennial Park · park · Champaign · ~144 km · Must-see

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