Fontana Fen

Fontana Fen: 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 Fontana Fen

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 Fontana Fen — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.54433, -88.58387. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Fontana Fen

• Yerkes Observatory · attraction · Walworth · ~5 km · Must-see
• Geneva Lake · lake · McHenry · ~9 km · Must-see
• Geneva Lake · lake · Walworth · ~9 km · Must-see
• Big Foot Beach State Park · beach · Walworth · ~16 km · Must-see
• Beck's Woods · sanctuary · McHenry · ~19 km · Must-see
• Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · McHenry · ~23 km · Must-see
• Elizabeth Lake Nature Preserve · lake · McHenry · ~32 km · Must-see
• Whitewater Lake · lake · Walworth · ~32 km · Must-see
• Woodstock Square Historic District · park · McHenry · ~35 km · Must-see
• Poplar Grove Vintage Wings and Wheels Museum · museum · Boone · ~40 km · Must-see
• Cravath Lake · lake · Walworth · ~42 km · Must-see
• Chain O'Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Lake · ~44 km · Must-see
• Illinois Railway Museum · museum · McHenry · ~45 km · Must-see
• Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Beber Camp · attraction · Walworth · ~45 km · Must-see
• Logan Museum of Anthropology · museum · Winnebago · ~46 km · Must-see
• Rotary Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Rock · ~47 km · Must-see
• Pettit Memorial Chapel · church · Boone · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Fontana Fen

Other parks near Fontana Fen

• Woodstock Square Historic District · park · McHenry · ~35 km · Must-see
• Rock County Fair Grounds · park · Rock · ~48 km · Must-see
• Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Rockford · park · Winnebago · ~57 km · Must-see
• Bristol Renaissance Faire · park · Kenosha · ~65 km · Must-see
• Beyer Stadium Park · park · Winnebago · ~66 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Park · park · Kane · ~68 km · Must-see
• Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago · park · Lake · ~71 km · Must-see
• Six Flags Great America · park · Lake · ~71 km · Must-see
• Santa's Village AZoosment Park · park · Kane · ~71 km · Must-see
• Cuneo Mansion and Gardens · park · Lake · ~77 km · Must-see

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