Overton Park

Overton 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 Overton 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 Overton Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.33825, -88.26006. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Overton Park

• Moraine Hills State Park · sanctuary · McHenry · ~4 km · Must-see
• Volo Bog State Natural Area · sanctuary · Lake · ~8 km · Must-see
• Volo Auto Museum · museum · Lake · ~9 km · Must-see
• Wooster Lake · lake · Lake · ~12 km · Must-see
• Colonel Gustavius A. Palmer House · fort · McHenry · ~13 km · Must-see
• Bangs Lake · lake · Lake · ~16 km · Must-see
• Play Island · lake · Lake · ~18 km · Must-see
• Lake County Discovery Museum · museum · Lake · ~19 km · Must-see
• Chain O'Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Lake · ~19 km · Must-see
• Woodstock Square Historic District · park · McHenry · ~20 km · Must-see
• Highland Lake · lake · Lake · ~21 km · Must-see
• Barrington Bog Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Lake · ~21 km · Must-see
• Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · McHenry · ~21 km · Must-see
• Elizabeth Lake Nature Preserve · lake · McHenry · ~21 km · Must-see
• Grays Lake · lake · Lake · ~22 km · Must-see
• Hindu Mandir of Lake County · temple · Lake · ~24 km · Must-see
• Countryside Lake · lake · Lake · ~25 km · Must-see
• Druce Lake · lake · Lake · ~27 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Overton Park

Other parks near Overton Park

• Woodstock Square Historic District · park · McHenry · ~20 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Park · park · Kane · ~32 km · Must-see
• Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago · park · Lake · ~33 km · Must-see
• Six Flags Great America · park · Lake · ~34 km · Must-see
• Cuneo Mansion and Gardens · park · Lake · ~34 km · Must-see
• Santa's Village AZoosment Park · park · Kane · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bristol Renaissance Faire · park · Kenosha · ~38 km · Must-see
• Danny Cunniff Park · park · Lake · ~47 km · Must-see
• Legoland Discovery Center Chicago · park · Cook · ~48 km · Must-see
• North Point Marina · park · Lake · ~51 km · Must-see

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