Pike Marsh

Pike Marsh: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Pike Marsh

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Pike Marsh — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.31523, -88.22292. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Pike Marsh

• Moraine Hills State Park · sanctuary · McHenry · ~2 km · Must-see
• Volo Auto Museum · museum · Lake · ~6 km · Must-see
• Volo Bog State Natural Area · sanctuary · Lake · ~7 km · Must-see
• Wooster Lake · lake · Lake · ~10 km · Must-see
• Bangs Lake · lake · Lake · ~11 km · Must-see
• Colonel Gustavius A. Palmer House · fort · McHenry · ~12 km · Must-see
• Play Island · lake · Lake · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lake County Discovery Museum · museum · Lake · ~14 km · Must-see
• Barrington Bog Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Lake · ~16 km · Must-see
• Highland Lake · lake · Lake · ~18 km · Must-see
• Grays Lake · lake · Lake · ~18 km · Must-see
• Hindu Mandir of Lake County · temple · Lake · ~20 km · Must-see
• Countryside Lake · lake · Lake · ~20 km · Must-see
• Chain O'Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Lake · ~21 km · Must-see
• Woodstock Square Historic District · park · McHenry · ~23 km · Must-see
• Druce Lake · lake · Lake · ~24 km · Must-see
• New Gracanica Monastery · church · Lake · ~24 km · Must-see
• Diamond Lake Beach · lake · Lake · ~24 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Pike Marsh

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Pike Marsh

• Moraine Hills State Park · sanctuary · McHenry · ~2 km · Must-see
• Volo Bog State Natural Area · sanctuary · Lake · ~7 km · Must-see
• Barrington Bog Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Lake · ~16 km · Must-see
• Chain O'Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Lake · ~21 km · Must-see
• Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · McHenry · ~26 km · Must-see
• Lambs Farm Petting Zoo and Amusement Park · sanctuary · Lake · ~32 km · Must-see
• Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve · sanctuary · Lake · ~36 km · Must-see
• Edward L Ryerson Conservation Area · sanctuary · Lake · ~37 km · Must-see
• Bowen Park · sanctuary · Lake · ~42 km · Must-see
• Fox Meadow Park · sanctuary · Kane · ~45 km · Must-see

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