The Grove

The Grove: 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 The Grove

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 The Grove — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.46386, -88.87296. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near The Grove

• Hindu Temple of Bloomington-Normal · temple · McLean · ~5 km · Must-see
• McLean County Museum of History · museum · McLean · ~13 km · Must-see
• Sprague's Super Service · attraction · McLean · ~14 km · Must-see
• Miller Park · park · McLean · ~14 km · Must-see
• Miller Park Zoo · sanctuary · McLean · ~14 km · Must-see
• WJBC-AM (Bloomington) · attraction · McLean · ~15 km · Must-see
• Moraine View State Recreation Area · sanctuary · McLean · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Bloomington · lake · McLean · ~26 km · Must-see
• Evergreen Lake Dam · lake · Woodford · ~32 km · Must-see
• Clinton Lake · lake · DeWitt · ~41 km · Must-see
• Weston Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve · sanctuary · McLean · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mackinaw River State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~49 km · Must-see
• Museum of the Grand Prairie · museum · Champaign · ~62 km · Must-see
• Maybery Gelvin Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Champaign · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve · lake · Champaign · ~63 km · Must-see
• Shady Rest Park · park · Piatt · ~63 km · Must-see
• Heritage in Flight Museum · museum · Logan · ~65 km · Must-see
• Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church · church · Logan · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of The Grove

Other wildlife, forests & gardens near The Grove

• Miller Park Zoo · sanctuary · McLean · ~14 km · Must-see
• Moraine View State Recreation Area · sanctuary · McLean · ~16 km · Must-see
• Weston Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve · sanctuary · McLean · ~48 km · Must-see
• Mackinaw River State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~49 km · Must-see
• Maybery Gelvin Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Champaign · ~62 km · Must-see
• Robert Allerton Park · sanctuary · Piatt · ~69 km · Must-see
• Woodford State Fish and Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Tazewell · ~80 km · Must-see
• Peoria Zoo · sanctuary · Peoria · ~82 km · Must-see
• Luthy Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Peoria · ~82 km · Must-see
• Rock Springs Conservation Area · sanctuary · Macon · ~89 km · Must-see

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