Forest Park

Forest 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 Forest 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 Forest Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.52669, -87.33573. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Forest Park

• Dresser Church · church · Vigo · ~13 km · Must-see
• Saint Anne Shell Chapel · church · Vigo · ~13 km · Must-see
• Church of the Immaculate Conception · church · Vigo · ~14 km · Must-see
• Blessed Sacrament Chapel · church · Vigo · ~14 km · Must-see
• Mansfield Covered Bridge · attraction · Parke · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lincoln Trail State Park · sanctuary · Clark · ~48 km · Must-see
• Cagles Mill Lake · lake · Owen · ~50 km · Must-see
• Shakamak State Park · sanctuary · Greene · ~51 km · Must-see
• Turkey Run State Park · sanctuary · Parke · ~53 km · Must-see
• Salmon Lusk Grist Mill · museum · Parke · ~53 km · Must-see
• Owen-Putnam State Forest · sanctuary · Owen · ~58 km · Must-see
• Shades State Park · sanctuary · Montgomery · ~64 km · Must-see
• Harry "Babe" Woodyard State Natural Area · sanctuary · Vermilion · ~65 km · Must-see
• Baker's Camp Bridge · attraction · Putnam · ~67 km · Must-see
• Forest Glen Preserve · sanctuary · Vermillion · ~71 km · Must-see
• McCormick's Creek State Park · sanctuary · Owen · ~72 km · Must-see
• Crawford County State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Crawford · ~73 km · Must-see
• CCC Recreation Building · fort · Owen · ~73 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Forest Park

Other parks near Forest Park

• Seminary Square Park · park · Monroe · ~100 km · Must-see
• Kimmell Park · park · Knox · ~117 km · Must-see
• Southwestway Park · park · Marion · ~118 km · Must-see
• Gregg Park · park · Knox · ~118 km · Must-see
• University of Illinois Arboretum · park · Champaign · ~122 km · Must-see
• White River State Park · park · Marion · ~129 km · Must-see
• Centennial Park · park · Champaign · ~129 km · Must-see
• Military Park · park · Marion · ~129 km · Must-see
• Newfields · park · Marion · ~130 km · Must-see
• Monument Circle · park · Marion · ~130 km · Must-see

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