This is probably my most time consuming blog post yet! I've had a few people message me asking about sanctuaries and animal encounters that are located in the area. So, I decided to do some research and find out where they all are. I've found several! This blog required a lot of researching..& I mean a lot of research! After hours of digging I put together a list of Animal encounters, events, parks, sanctuaries, and zoos that are all located under 5 hours.
*All route times are from Kankakee, IL.
ILLINOIS
125 N CO Rd 425 E
Arcola, IL 61940
(217) 268-3500
1hr 52min
1551 Thoreau Dr
Schaumburg, IL 60173
1hr 28min
14857 Farrell Rd
Lockport, IL 60441
(815) 588-0044
55min
8400 W 31st St
Brookfield, IL 60513
(708) 688-8000
1hr 8min
17732 N Dairy Farm Rd
Smithfield, IL 61477
(309) 783-2112
3hr 2min
1356 N Gary Ave
Wheaton, IL 60187
1hr 25min
1356 County Rd
Rantoul, IL 61866
(217) 892-0046
1hr 5 min
1100 E Shore Dr
Springfield, IL 62712
(217) 585-1821
2hr 32min
2001 N Clark St
Chicago, IL 60614
1hr 9 min
1020 S Morris Ave
Bloomington, IL 61701
(309) 434-2250
1hr 39min
13010 Niabi Zoo Rd
Cosl Valley, IL 61240
(309) 799-3482
2hr 42min
2320 N Prospect Rd
Peoria, IL 61603
(309) 686-3365
2 hr 4min
1000 Ray Moses Dr
Aurora, IL 60505
(630) 256-3860
1hr 23min
Dupage COunty Fairgrounds
2015 Manchester Rd
Wheaton, IL 60187
(630) 533-0181
1hr 29min
71 S Country Club Rd
Decatur, IL 62521
(217) 421-7435
2hr
1200 S Lake Shore Dr
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 939-2438
1hr
3088 Flora Rd
Belvidere, IL 61008
(815) 547-4852
2hr 13min
23956 Green Acres Center
Dow, IL 662022
(618) 466-2990
4hr 5min
3826 N Taylor Rd
Hanna City, IL 61536
(309) 676-0998
2hr 12min
INDIANA
1426 W 300 N
Albion, IN 46701
(260) 636-7383
3hr 9min
1915 Scott Street
Layfayette, IN 47904
(765) 807-1540
1hr 28min
5645 E 600 S
Wolcottville, IN 46795
(866) 382-2356
3hr
Evansville's Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden
1545 Mesker Park Dr
Evansville, IN 47720
(812) 435-6143
4hr 34min
2221 E Ashboro Rd
Center Point, IN 47840
(812) 835-1130
3hr 3min
3411 Sherman BLVD
Fort Wayne, IN 46808
(260) 427-6800
3hr 14min
1376 Jackson Branch Ridge Rd
Nashville, IN 47448
(812) 988-8990
3hr 33min
1200 W Washington St
Indianapolis, IN 46222
(317) 630-2001
2hr 33min
1843 West Lake Street
Topeka, IN 46571
(260) 593-2248
2hr 45min
500 S Greenlawn Ave
South Bend, IN 46645
(574) 235-9800
2hr 10min
Red Wolf Sanctuary & Raptor Rehab
30327 IN-262
Rising Sun, IN 47040
(812) 438-2306
4hr 23min
The Dawn Brancheau Foundation- Dream Big Walk
Lake County Fair Grounds
889 S Court St
Crown Point, IN 46307
(219) 663-3617
1hr
The Nature Conservancy's Kankakee Sands
3294 US Highway 41
Morocco, IN 47963
36min
115 Lake Shore Dr
Michigan, IN 46360
(219) 873-1510
1hr 32min
6975 N Ray Rd
Fremont, IN 46737
(260) 495-0137
3hr
3320 Jack Teeple Rd
Charlestown, IN 47111
(812) 256-3894
4hr 4min
4237 W US Highway 150
Paoli, IN 47454
(812) 936-4484
4hr 19min
14099 Wolf Creek Rd
Brookville, IN 47012
(513) 312-9143
3hr 56min
4004 E 800 N
Battle Ground, IN 47920
(765) 567-2265
1hr 37min
MICHIGAN
Bat Zone │Cranbrook Institute of Science
39221 Woodward Ave
Bloomfield, MI 48303
(248) 645-3200
4hr 47min
1300 W Fulton St
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
(616) 336-4300
3hr
MISSOURI
6750 Tyson Valley Rd
Eureka, MO
(636) 938-5900
4hr 15min
WISCONSIN
5378 Reforestation Rd
Suamico, Wisconsin 54313
(920) 434-7841
4hr 23min
10001 W. Bluemound Rd
Milwaukee, WI 53226
(414) 453-5527
2hr 32min
2183 Wisconsin Dells Parkway
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
(608) 253-2041
4hr
-Kelsey
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