Central Park

Central 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 Central 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 Central Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.12269, -88.81853. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Central Park

• LaSalle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · LaSalle · ~27 km · Must-see
• Illini State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~29 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Rock State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~30 km · Must-see
• Matthiessen State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~31 km · Must-see
• Volvo Island · attraction · LaSalle · ~32 km · Must-see
• Starved Rock State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~33 km · Must-see
• Gebhard Woods State Park · park · Grundy · ~52 km · Must-see
• William G. Stratton State Park · park · Grundy · ~53 km · Must-see
• Weston Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve · sanctuary · McLean · ~57 km · Must-see
• Senachwine Lake · lake · Putnam · ~58 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge - Billsbach Unit · sanctuary · Marshall · ~58 km · Must-see
• Mazonia State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Grundy · ~58 km · Must-see
• Donnelley State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Putnam · ~59 km · Must-see
• Lake Depue State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Bureau · ~59 km · Must-see
• Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge - Cameron Unit · sanctuary · Marshall · ~61 km · Must-see
• Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Grundy · ~62 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area · lake · Grundy · ~63 km · Must-see
• Lake Bloomington · lake · McLean · ~67 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Central Park

Other parks near Central Park

• Gebhard Woods State Park · park · Grundy · ~52 km · Must-see
• William G. Stratton State Park · park · Grundy · ~53 km · Must-see
• Channahon Parkway State Park · park · Will · ~75 km · Must-see
• Miller Park · park · McLean · ~93 km · Must-see
• Forest Park Nature Center · park · Peoria · ~95 km · Must-see
• Commissioners Park · park · Will · ~99 km · Must-see
• Phillips Park · park · Kane · ~101 km · Must-see
• Laura Bradley Park · park · Peoria · ~102 km · Must-see
• Rochelle Railroad Park · park · Ogle · ~114 km · Must-see
• Pottawatomie Park · park · Kane · ~122 km · Must-see

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