Local favourite park · Kankakee, Illinois
Franklin Park
Franklin Park is a park in Kankakee, Illinois.
Franklin 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 Franklin 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 Franklin Park — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 41.14286, -87.85805. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Franklin Park
- Kankakee River State Park · sanctuary · Will · ~20 km · Must-see
- Monee Reservoir · lake · Lake · ~36 km · Must-see
- Iroquois County State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Iroquois · ~36 km · Must-see
- Beecher Mausoleum · fort · Lake · ~37 km · Must-see
- Iroquois County State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Newton · ~37 km · Must-see
- Gemini Giant · attraction · Will · ~38 km · Must-see
- LaSalle Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Newton · ~39 km · Must-see
- Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie · sanctuary · Will · ~42 km · Must-see
- Conrad Savanna Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Newton · ~42 km · Must-see
- J C Murphy Lake Dam · lake · Newton · ~43 km · Must-see
- Mazonia State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Grundy · ~44 km · Must-see
- Sauk Trail Lake · lake · Lake · ~52 km · Must-see
- Sauk Trail Woods · sanctuary · Cook · ~53 km · Must-see
- Briscoe Mounds · fort · Will · ~54 km · Must-see
- Channahon Parkway State Park · park · Will · ~55 km · Must-see
- St. John the Evangelist Parish · church · Lake · ~56 km · Must-see
- Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area · lake · Grundy · ~56 km · Must-see
- Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Grundy · ~58 km · Must-see
Other parks near Franklin Park
- Channahon Parkway State Park · park · Will · ~55 km · Must-see
- William G. Stratton State Park · park · Grundy · ~66 km · Must-see
- Gebhard Woods State Park · park · Grundy · ~67 km · Must-see
- Red Gate Woods · park · Cook · ~79 km · Must-see
- William W. Powers State Recreation Area · park · Cook · ~80 km · Must-see
- Deep River Water Park · park · Lake · ~80 km · Must-see
- Palmer Park · park · Cook · ~80 km · Must-see
- Commissioners Park · park · Will · ~84 km · Must-see
- Trumbull Park · park · Lake · ~84 km · Must-see
- Trumbull Park · park · Cook · ~84 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Franklin Park open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Franklin Park yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What is the best time to visit Franklin Park?
Year-round, evenings. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Franklin Park?
Nearby: Kankakee River State Park (sanctuary, 20 km), Monee Reservoir (lake, 36 km), Iroquois County State Wildlife Area (sanctuary, 36 km), Beecher Mausoleum (fort, 37 km), Iroquois County State Wildlife Area (sanctuary, 37 km), Gemini Giant (attraction, 38 km).