Benson Park

Benson Park: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Benson Park

Season: Year-round, evenings.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Benson Park — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 42.68134, -88.27046. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Benson Park

• Richard Bong State Recreation Area · sanctuary · Kenosha · ~15 km · Must-see
• Big Foot Beach State Park · beach · Walworth · ~22 km · Must-see
• Beber Camp · attraction · Walworth · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Denoon · lake · Waukesha · ~25 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Lake · lake · Lake · ~26 km · Must-see
• Elizabeth Lake Nature Preserve · lake · McHenry · ~26 km · Must-see
• Geneva Lake · lake · Walworth · ~28 km · Must-see
• Geneva Lake · lake · McHenry · ~29 km · Must-see
• Big Muskego Lake · lake · Waukesha · ~31 km · Must-see
• Cross Lake · lake · Lake · ~32 km · Must-see
• Vernon State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Waukesha · ~32 km · Must-see
• Chain O'Lakes State Park · sanctuary · Lake · ~33 km · Must-see
• Yerkes Observatory · attraction · Walworth · ~33 km · Must-see
• Little Muskego Lake · lake · Waukesha · ~35 km · Must-see
• Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge · sanctuary · McHenry · ~36 km · Must-see
• Kettle Moraine State Forest - Southern Unit · sanctuary · Jefferson · ~40 km · Must-see
• Bristol Renaissance Faire · park · Kenosha · ~41 km · Must-see
• Whitnall Park Waterfall · waterfall · Milwaukee · ~41 km · Must-see

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Other parks near Benson Park

• Bristol Renaissance Faire · park · Kenosha · ~41 km · Must-see
• Island Park · park · Racine · ~48 km · Must-see
• Library Park · park · Kenosha · ~48 km · Must-see
• Oak Creek Parkway · park · Milwaukee · ~48 km · Must-see
• Greenfield Park · park · Milwaukee · ~50 km · Must-see
• Jackson Park · park · Milwaukee · ~54 km · Must-see
• Woodstock Square Historic District · park · McHenry · ~54 km · Must-see
• Grant Park · park · Milwaukee · ~54 km · Must-see
• North Point Marina · park · Lake · ~55 km · Must-see
• Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Chicago · park · Lake · ~55 km · Must-see

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