Freeman Forest Preserve

Freeman Forest Preserve: 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 sanctuary: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Freeman Forest Preserve

Season: November to March for sightings; sanctuaries may close in peak monsoon.

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 Freeman Forest Preserve — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.56841, -88.59730. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Freeman Forest Preserve

• Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Kendall · ~11 km · Must-see
• Farnsworth House · sanctuary · Kendall · ~11 km · Must-see
• Gebhard Woods State Park · park · Grundy · ~34 km · Must-see
• William G. Stratton State Park · park · Grundy · ~35 km · Must-see
• Volvo Island · attraction · LaSalle · ~36 km · Must-see
• Illini State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~37 km · Must-see
• Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area · lake · DeKalb · ~37 km · Must-see
• Phillips Park Zoo · sanctuary · Kane · ~39 km · Must-see
• Phillips Park · park · Kane · ~39 km · Must-see
• Grand Army Republic Memorial · museum · Kane · ~39 km · Must-see
• Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · Grundy · ~40 km · Must-see
• Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area · lake · Grundy · ~41 km · Must-see
• Commissioners Park · park · Will · ~42 km · Must-see
• Channahon Parkway State Park · park · Will · ~43 km · Must-see
• LaSalle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area · lake · LaSalle · ~44 km · Must-see
• Briscoe Mounds · fort · Will · ~44 km · Must-see
• Marmion Abbey · church · Kane · ~46 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Rock State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~48 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Freeman Forest Preserve

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near Freeman Forest Preserve

• Silver Springs State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Kendall · ~11 km · Must-see
• Farnsworth House · sanctuary · Kendall · ~11 km · Must-see
• Illini State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~37 km · Must-see
• Phillips Park Zoo · sanctuary · Kane · ~39 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Rock State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~48 km · Must-see
• McDowell Grove Forest Preserve · sanctuary · DuPage · ~53 km · Must-see
• Starved Rock State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~55 km · Must-see
• Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie · sanctuary · Will · ~57 km · Must-see
• Matthiessen State Park · sanctuary · LaSalle · ~59 km · Must-see
• Bartlett Woods Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Lee · ~60 km · Must-see

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