Overview
Aroma Park is a town of about 800 people in the Kankakee Area. It is home to a number of restaurants and a boat club. St. Anne, home to about 1200 people, is located nearby, and is also covered in this article. This article also covers Hopkins Park, a village of 600 people (2020).
1 places to eat
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Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: May–Oct. Summer highs reach about 82°F; winter lows dip to about 18°F. Cold months (Jan, Feb, Dec) can bring snow and ice; check road conditions. Wettest: May and Jun. (climate data from nearby Indiana Dunes National Park)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- GYY Gary/Chicago International Airport, Gary — 43 mi away. Directions
- MDW Chicago Midway International Airport, Chicago — 51 mi away (major hub). Directions
Budget & where to stay
No prices are listed for this place yet. See the Sleep guide ↓ for options.
Food for you
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Get in
- I-57
Get around
Both St. Anne and Aroma Park are covered by River Valley Metro.
See
- The Kankakee River
Do
St. Anne
- Kankakee Elks Country Club- 2283 Bittersweet Dr, St Anne, +1 815-937-9547.
Aroma Park
- Forest Preserve of the Kankakee River Valley- 3301 Waldron Rd, Kankakee, +1 815-935-5630.
- Strasma Park
- Aroma Park Boat Club
Buy
Aroma Park
- Towpac Inc.- motorcycle dealer, 203 S Bridge St, Aroma Park, +1 815-936-0923.
Eat
Aroma Park
- Ryan's Pier- 112 E 1st St, Aroma Park, +1 815-937-0246.
St. Anne
- La Villetta at The Elks Country Club- 2283 Bittersweet Dr, St Anne, +1 815-937-9547.
- St. Anne's Dixie Delite Inc- 6726 IL-1, St Anne, +1 815-427-6222.
Hopkins Park
Eat Reynitas Taqueria
Mexican restaurant.
Drink
Aroma Park
- Mugrooter's Roadhouse - 520 S Bridge St, Aroma Park, +1 815-627-0744.
Sleep
Kankakee and Bradley are a few minutes' drive away from Aroma Park and St. Anne, and both have hotels.
Nearby
Kankakee
City / town · 9 listings · 7 mi away
Bradley
City / town · 1 listings · 8 mi away
Bourbonnais
City / town · 4 listings · 8 mi away
Momence
City / town · 10 mi away
Limestone
City / town · 12 mi away
Manteno
City / town · 4 listings · 14 mi away
Kankakee River State Park
Park · 5 listings · 16 mi away
Iroquois County
Rural area · 14 listings · 22 mi away
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