North Park

North 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 North 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 North Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.29436, -88.28601. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near North Park

• Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area · lake · Grundy · ~10 km · Must-see
• Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Grundy · ~11 km · Must-see
• Mazonia State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Grundy · ~14 km · Must-see
• Gemini Giant · attraction · Will · ~14 km · Must-see
• William G. Stratton State Park · park · Grundy · ~16 km · Must-see
• Gebhard Woods State Park · park · Grundy · ~18 km · Must-see
• Briscoe Mounds · fort · Will · ~19 km · Must-see
• Channahon Parkway State Park · park · Will · ~19 km · Must-see
• Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie · sanctuary · Will · ~21 km · Must-see
• Kankakee River State Park · sanctuary · Will · ~29 km · Must-see
• LaSalle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · LaSalle · ~36 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint Raymond Nonnatus · church · Will · ~39 km · Must-see
• Joliet Area Historical Society Museum · museum · Will · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lockport Powerhouse · lake · Will · ~44 km · Must-see
• Illinois Waterway · lake · Will · ~44 km · Must-see
• Illini State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~48 km · Must-see
• Gaylord Building · museum · Will · ~48 km · Must-see
• Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Kendall · ~53 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of North Park

Other parks near North Park

• William G. Stratton State Park · park · Grundy · ~16 km · Must-see
• Gebhard Woods State Park · park · Grundy · ~18 km · Must-see
• Channahon Parkway State Park · park · Will · ~19 km · Must-see
• Commissioners Park · park · Will · ~54 km · Must-see
• Phillips Park · park · Kane · ~62 km · Must-see
• Red Gate Woods · park · Cook · ~70 km · Must-see
• Doerhoefer Park · park · DuPage · ~77 km · Must-see
• Lilacia Park · park · DuPage · ~87 km · Must-see
• Pottawatomie Park · park · Kane · ~87 km · Must-see
• Palmer Park · park · Cook · ~89 km · Must-see

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