Thornton Park

Thornton 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 Thornton 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 Thornton Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.34917, -88.86423. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Thornton Park

• Buffalo Rock State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~7 km · Must-see
• Volvo Island · attraction · LaSalle · ~7 km · Must-see
• Illini State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~13 km · Must-see
• Starved Rock State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~15 km · Must-see
• Matthiessen State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~19 km · Must-see
• LaSalle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · LaSalle · ~28 km · Must-see
• Gebhard Woods State Park · park · Grundy · ~45 km · Must-see
• William G. Stratton State Park · park · Grundy · ~47 km · Must-see
• Bartlett Woods Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Lee · ~49 km · Must-see
• Lake Depue State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Bureau · ~49 km · Must-see
• Donnelley State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Putnam · ~50 km · Must-see
• Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Kendall · ~52 km · Must-see
• Farnsworth House · sanctuary · Kendall · ~52 km · Must-see
• Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area · lake · DeKalb · ~55 km · Must-see
• Senachwine Lake · lake · Putnam · ~56 km · Must-see
• Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Grundy · ~56 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area · lake · Grundy · ~58 km · Must-see
• Owen Lovejoy Homestead · fort · Bureau · ~61 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Thornton Park

Other parks near Thornton Park

• Gebhard Woods State Park · park · Grundy · ~45 km · Must-see
• William G. Stratton State Park · park · Grundy · ~47 km · Must-see
• Channahon Parkway State Park · park · Will · ~67 km · Must-see
• Phillips Park · park · Kane · ~80 km · Must-see
• Commissioners Park · park · Will · ~81 km · Must-see
• Rochelle Railroad Park · park · Ogle · ~82 km · Must-see
• Pottawatomie Park · park · Kane · ~98 km · Must-see
• Doerhoefer Park · park · DuPage · ~109 km · Must-see
• Red Gate Woods · park · Cook · ~111 km · Must-see
• Forest Park Nature Center · park · Peoria · ~111 km · Must-see

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