Centennial Park

Centennial 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 Centennial 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 Centennial Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.33687, -89.12699. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Centennial Park

• Matthiessen State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~13 km · Must-see
• Starved Rock State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~14 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Rock State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Depue State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Bureau · ~22 km · Must-see
• Donnelley State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Putnam · ~23 km · Must-see
• Senachwine Lake · lake · Putnam · ~32 km · Must-see
• Owen Lovejoy Homestead · fort · Bureau · ~34 km · Must-see
• Volvo Island · attraction · LaSalle · ~34 km · Must-see
• Bartlett Woods Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Lee · ~40 km · Must-see
• Illini State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~40 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge - Billsbach Unit · sanctuary · Marshall · ~44 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge - Cameron Unit · sanctuary · Marshall · ~46 km · Must-see
• LaSalle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · LaSalle · ~53 km · Must-see
• Green River State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Lee · ~58 km · Must-see
• Marshall State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Marshall · ~60 km · Must-see
• Marshall Site · fort · Marshall · ~62 km · Must-see
• Mautino State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Bureau · ~63 km · Must-see
• Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area · lake · DeKalb · ~64 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Centennial Park

Other parks near Centennial Park

• Gebhard Woods State Park · park · Grundy · ~72 km · Must-see
• William G. Stratton State Park · park · Grundy · ~74 km · Must-see
• Rochelle Railroad Park · park · Ogle · ~81 km · Must-see
• Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park · park · Henry · ~90 km · Must-see
• Forest Park Nature Center · park · Peoria · ~94 km · Must-see
• Channahon Parkway State Park · park · Will · ~95 km · Must-see
• Laura Bradley Park · park · Peoria · ~102 km · Must-see
• Phillips Park · park · Kane · ~103 km · Must-see
• Commissioners Park · park · Will · ~106 km · Must-see
• Morrison-Rockwood State Park · park · Whiteside · ~112 km · Must-see

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