McFerren Park

McFerren Park: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 McFerren Park

Season: Year-round, evenings.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach McFerren Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.46428, -87.68556. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near McFerren Park

• Mann's Chapel · church · Vermilion · ~19 km · Must-see
• Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Warren · ~31 km · Must-see
• Kennekuk Cove County Park · sanctuary · Warren · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Vermilion · lake · Warren · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bayles Lake · lake · Iroquois · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lake Iroquois · lake · Iroquois · ~44 km · Must-see
• Kickapoo State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Vermilion · ~45 km · Must-see
• Kickapoo State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Vermillion · ~49 km · Must-see
• Portland Arch Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Fountain · ~50 km · Must-see
• Forest Glen Preserve · sanctuary · Vermillion · ~65 km · Must-see
• Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area · sanctuary · Vermilion · ~72 km · Must-see
• J C Murphy Lake Dam · lake · Newton · ~73 km · Must-see
• Iroquois County State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Newton · ~74 km · Must-see
• American Football House · attraction · Champaign · ~75 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Statue · attraction · Champaign · ~75 km · Must-see
• Union Park · park · Vermilion · ~3 km
• Christman Park · park · Vermilion · ~12 km
• Jordan Creek of the North Fork Nature Preserve · park · Vermilion · ~18 km

See everything within a day’s drive of McFerren Park

Other parks near McFerren Park

• University of Illinois Arboretum · park · Champaign · ~76 km · Must-see
• Dodds Park · park · Champaign · ~79 km · Must-see
• Purdue Horticulture Park · park · Tippecanoe · ~80 km · Must-see
• Centennial Park · park · Champaign · ~81 km · Must-see
• Shady Rest Park · park · Piatt · ~103 km · Must-see
• Miller Park · park · McLean · ~139 km · Must-see
• Channahon Parkway State Park · park · Will · ~145 km · Must-see
• William G. Stratton State Park · park · Grundy · ~146 km · Must-see
• Gebhard Woods State Park · park · Grundy · ~147 km · Must-see
• Deep River Water Park · park · Lake · ~148 km · Must-see

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