Meadows Park

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

Best time to visit Meadows Park

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

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 Meadows Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.07278, -87.95454. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Meadows Park

• William Dunton · attraction · Cook · ~3 km · Must-see
• Lake Arlington Park · lake · Cook · ~6 km · Must-see
• Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe · dargah · Cook · ~6 km · Must-see
• 1000 gecs tree · attraction · Cook · ~7 km · Must-see
• First Congregational Church · church · Cook · ~8 km · Must-see
• Ned Brown Forest Preserve · sanctuary · Cook · ~9 km · Must-see
• Legoland Discovery Center Chicago · park · Cook · ~9 km · Must-see
• Kennicott Grove · sanctuary · Cook · ~10 km · Must-see
• Chicago Illinois Temple · temple · Cook · ~10 km · Must-see
• Lake Opeka · lake · Cook · ~10 km · Must-see
• Statue of Liberty · attraction · Cook · ~10 km · Must-see
• Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Chicago · temple · Cook · ~11 km · Must-see
• Medieval Times · attraction · Cook · ~13 km · Must-see
• Raupp Museum · museum · Lake · ~14 km · Must-see
• Brachiosaurus · attraction · Cook · ~14 km · Must-see
• Swenson Park · sanctuary · Cook · ~14 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Memorial Replica · attraction · Cook · ~14 km · Must-see
• Ismaili Jamatkhana Center · dargah · Cook · ~15 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Meadows Park

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Meadows Park

• Ned Brown Forest Preserve · sanctuary · Cook · ~9 km · Must-see
• Kennicott Grove · sanctuary · Cook · ~10 km · Must-see
• Swenson Park · sanctuary · Cook · ~14 km · Must-see
• Edward L Ryerson Conservation Area · sanctuary · Lake · ~15 km · Must-see
• Blue Star Memorial Woods Preserve · sanctuary · Cook · ~18 km · Must-see
• Skokie Lagoons South · sanctuary · Cook · ~20 km · Must-see
• Chicago Botanic Gardens · sanctuary · Cook · ~20 km · Must-see
• Sauganash Trail · sanctuary · Cook · ~25 km · Must-see
• Middlefork Savanna Forest Preserve · sanctuary · Lake · ~27 km · Must-see
• Ladd Arboretum · sanctuary · Cook · ~27 km · Must-see

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