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Directions to Six Flags Great America Gay Day

If you are driving to Six Flags, buy purchasing the Special $35 Gay Day Out in the Park ticket, you get FREE  PARKING! – We will also have luxury buses from Boystown as well.

Our address is:
Six Flags Great America
1 Great America Parkway
Gurnee, IL 60031
Located on I-94 at Route 132 (Grand Ave.)

There is an alternate entrance for our Guests available on Washington
Street.  There is typically little or no wait to access the park via
this convenient alternative!

FROM CHICAGO

Take I-94 or I-294 West. Exit on Grand Avenue (Rt. 132) east in Gurnee, Illinois. Six Flags is located immediately on the right.
Approximate driving time: 45 minutes.

FROM MILWAUKEE

Take I-94 East. Exit on Grand Avenue (Rt. 132) east in Gurnee, Illinois. Six Flags is located immediately on the right.
Approximate driving time: 45 minutes.

FROM WESTERN ILLINOIS AND IOWA

Take I-88 East to I-294 North in Illinois. Take I-294 North until
it becomes I-94 West. Continue on I-94 West and exit on Grand Avenue
(Rt. 132) east in Gurnee, Illinois. Six Flags is located on the right.
Approximate driving time: 3 hours.

FROM INDIANA AND MICHIGAN

Take Tri-State Hwy. 80/94 West. Continue into Illinois and take
I-294 West. Stay on I-294 West until it becomes I-94 West. Continue on
I-94 West and exit on Grand Avenue (Rt. 132) east in Gurnee, Illinois.
Six Flags is located on the right.
Approximate driving time: 1 hour, 35 minutes.

OR Take the Skyway (I-90 West) through Chicago to the Dan Ryan Expwy.
(I-90/94 West). Continue on I-90/94 West; it will become the Kennedy
Expressway. 90/94 West near downtown Chicago. When 90/94 splits,
continue on I-94 West and exit on Grand Avenue (Rt. 132) east in Gurnee,
Illinois.
Six Flags Great America is located on the right.
Approximate driving time: 1 hour, 20 minutes.

FROM PEORIA/BLOOMINGTON

Take I-55 North to I-294 West. Take I-294 West until it becomes
I-94 West. Continue on I-94 West and exit on Grand Avenue (Rt. 132) east
in Gurnee, Illinois. Six Flags is located on the right.
Approximate driving time: 3 hours.

TRAVEL TIPS

The entrances to Six Flags Great America can get very busy in the
peak summer months of July and August, especially right at park opening
times (10am-11am). Try to arrive earlier in the morning to avoid
back-ups.