Control Station

Control Station: 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 fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Control Station

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

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 Control Station — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.50349, -88.10330. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Control Station

• Joliet Area Historical Society Museum · museum · Will · ~4 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint Raymond Nonnatus · church · Will · ~4 km · Must-see
• Lockport Powerhouse · lake · Will · ~10 km · Must-see
• Illinois Waterway · lake · Will · ~10 km · Must-see
• Gaylord Building · museum · Will · ~13 km · Must-see
• Briscoe Mounds · fort · Will · ~17 km · Must-see
• Channahon Parkway State Park · park · Will · ~17 km · Must-see
• Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie · sanctuary · Will · ~18 km · Must-see
• Isle La Cache Museum · museum · Will · ~19 km · Must-see
• Commissioners Park · park · Will · ~27 km · Must-see
• The Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago · temple · DuPage · ~28 km · Must-see
• Gemini Giant · attraction · Will · ~28 km · Must-see
• Whalon Lake Park · lake · Will · ~29 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area · lake · Grundy · ~29 km · Must-see
• Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Grundy · ~30 km · Must-see
• Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve · waterfall · DuPage · ~31 km · Must-see
• Saint James at Sag Bridge Catholic Church · church · Cook · ~32 km · Must-see
• National Shrine Museum of St. Thesese · museum · DuPage · ~35 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Control Station

Other forts & heritage near Control Station

• Briscoe Mounds · fort · Will · ~17 km · Must-see
• Beecher Mausoleum · fort · Lake · ~56 km · Must-see
• William Beith House · fort · Kane · ~61 km · Must-see
• Forest-Moraine Historic District · fort · Lake · ~62 km · Must-see
• Dunham Castle · fort · Kane · ~65 km · Must-see
• West Side Grounds · fort · Cook · ~68 km · Must-see
• Leif Ericsson Monument · fort · Cook · ~70 km · Must-see
• St. Luke's Hospital · fort · Cook · ~71 km · Must-see
• Cloud Gate · fort · Cook · ~73 km · Must-see
• Site of Fort Dearborn · fort · Cook · ~73 km · Must-see

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