Local favourite park · Kankakee, Illinois
Helgeson Park
Helgeson Park is a park in Kankakee, Illinois.
Helgeson 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 Helgeson 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 Helgeson Park — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 41.13386, -87.88411. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Helgeson Park
- Kankakee River State Park · sanctuary · Will · ~19 km · Must-see
- Gemini Giant · attraction · Will · ~37 km · Must-see
- Iroquois County State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Iroquois · ~38 km · Must-see
- Monee Reservoir · lake · Lake · ~38 km · Must-see
- Iroquois County State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Newton · ~39 km · Must-see
- Beecher Mausoleum · fort · Lake · ~40 km · Must-see
- Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie · sanctuary · Will · ~41 km · Must-see
- Mazonia State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Grundy · ~41 km · Must-see
- LaSalle Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Newton · ~42 km · Must-see
- J C Murphy Lake Dam · lake · Newton · ~44 km · Must-see
- Conrad Savanna Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Newton · ~45 km · Must-see
- Briscoe Mounds · fort · Will · ~53 km · Must-see
- Channahon Parkway State Park · park · Will · ~54 km · Must-see
- Sauk Trail Lake · lake · Lake · ~55 km · Must-see
- Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area · lake · Grundy · ~55 km · Must-see
- Sauk Trail Woods · sanctuary · Cook · ~55 km · Must-see
- Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Grundy · ~57 km · Must-see
- Joliet Area Historical Society Museum · museum · Will · ~59 km · Must-see
Other parks near Helgeson Park
- Channahon Parkway State Park · park · Will · ~54 km · Must-see
- William G. Stratton State Park · park · Grundy · ~64 km · Must-see
- Gebhard Woods State Park · park · Grundy · ~65 km · Must-see
- Red Gate Woods · park · Cook · ~80 km · Must-see
- William W. Powers State Recreation Area · park · Cook · ~82 km · Must-see
- Palmer Park · park · Cook · ~82 km · Must-see
- Deep River Water Park · park · Lake · ~83 km · Must-see
- Commissioners Park · park · Will · ~84 km · Must-see
- Trumbull Park · park · Lake · ~86 km · Must-see
- Trumbull Park · park · Cook · ~86 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Helgeson Park open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Helgeson Park yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Helgeson Park?
Year-round, evenings. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Helgeson Park?
Nearby: Kankakee River State Park (sanctuary, 19 km), Gemini Giant (attraction, 37 km), Iroquois County State Wildlife Area (sanctuary, 38 km), Monee Reservoir (lake, 38 km), Iroquois County State Wildlife Area (sanctuary, 39 km), Beecher Mausoleum (fort, 40 km).