Forest Park

Forest 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 Forest 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 Forest Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.77611, -87.74234. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Forest Park

• Iroquois County State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Newton · ~35 km · Must-see
• Iroquois County State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Iroquois · ~36 km · Must-see
• J C Murphy Lake Dam · lake · Newton · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Iroquois · lake · Iroquois · ~50 km · Must-see
• Bayles Lake · lake · Iroquois · ~51 km · Must-see
• Conrad Savanna Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Newton · ~54 km · Must-see
• LaSalle Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Newton · ~59 km · Must-see
• Mann's Chapel · church · Vermilion · ~62 km · Must-see
• Kankakee River State Park · sanctuary · Will · ~68 km · Must-see
• Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Warren · ~72 km · Must-see
• Iroqouis County Historical Museum · museum · Iroquois · ~1 km
• Fish Lake · lake · Iroquois · ~15 km
• The Bunkum Jail · fort · Iroquois · ~18 km
• Mount Zion Church · church · Newton · ~28 km
• Miller Spring Lake · lake · Iroquois · ~28 km
• Kellart Lake · lake · Iroquois · ~29 km
• Clifton Wesleyan Church · church · Iroquois · ~30 km
• Scott-Lucas House · fort · Newton · ~38 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Forest Park

Other parks near Forest Park

• Purdue Horticulture Park · park · Tippecanoe · ~98 km · Must-see
• Channahon Parkway State Park · park · Will · ~103 km · Must-see
• Dodds Park · park · Champaign · ~106 km · Must-see
• William G. Stratton State Park · park · Grundy · ~107 km · Must-see
• University of Illinois Arboretum · park · Champaign · ~107 km · Must-see
• Gebhard Woods State Park · park · Grundy · ~109 km · Must-see
• Centennial Park · park · Champaign · ~110 km · Must-see
• Deep River Water Park · park · Lake · ~110 km · Must-see
• William W. Powers State Recreation Area · park · Cook · ~125 km · Must-see
• Shady Rest Park · park · Piatt · ~126 km · Must-see

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