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     Nearby lakes? Sure, Stephanie Lake is in the neighborhood of Baker Lake; if you're popping by from Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, you won't be the only one. Just can't get enough of Baker Lake. This lake is so wonderful. The skiing at Villa Olivia is nice, and Baker Lake is a great location to visit for more than one day, E Z Go is a great location to camp nearby. This lake is so wonderful. Dry warm beds await you at Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites LAKE ZURICH-BARRINGTON,  
   and Keene Lake Dam is a spot that is next to Baker Lake.
But wait, there's more to do in close proximity to Baker Lake. Everybody close by loves skiing at Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park (Snowboarding only - no skiing), and there's wonderful hiking along the Tamarack View Trail. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Baker Lake; Volo Bog Interpretive Trail is a good local trail; Days Inn Barrington - Chicago is a magnificent site to get some rest. You could
 
               also check out Lake Louise while you're here at Baker Lake; it's close by; if you're here you can play some golf at Makray Memorial Golf Club.
Stay the night at Fox Valley Camp Ground, and why not take a refreshing hike along the Lake Defiance Trail. Baker Lake is a good place of typical rainfall; the month with most of the rain is August, and the driest month of the year is February. For the duration of the days of summer at Baker Lake highs are usually in the 80's, and throughout the night it cools down to the 60's. The cold days of the wintertime come with highs in the 20's, and night lows in the 0's for Baker Lake.
If you haven’t been to Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor, you ought to schedule some time for it if you're here, and there are some wonderful whitewater spots on Fox River.

 
Days Inn Barrington - Chicago, Barrington
2 miles away
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites LAKE ZURICH-BARRINGTON, Lake Zurich
3 miles away
Welcome to the Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Lake Zurich - Barrington, IL. Situated in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, IL, Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Lake Zurich - Barrington is located off H...

Current weather conditions at Baker Lake, Cook County, Illinois
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Local climate location: BARRINGTON 3 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 42.1425
Longitude: -88.12333

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These outdoors activities are available near Baker Lake.
 Hotels Near Baker Lake:
Days Inn Barrington - Chicago, Barrington, 2 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites LAKE ZURICH-BARRINGTON, Lake Zurich, 3 miles away
Hoffman Estates Chicago Red Roof Inn, Hoffman Estates, 4 miles away
Hilton Garden Inn Hoffman Estates, Hoffman Estates, 4 miles away
Hampton Inn Suites Chicago Deer Park, Deer Park, 4 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Baker Lake:
E Z Go, Lake Zurich, 4 miles away
Fox Valley Camp Ground, Crystal Lake, 9 miles away
Green River Oaks, Buffalo Grove, 10 miles away
Alfred Keil, Round Lake, 10 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Baker Lake:
Villa Olivia, Illinois, 9 miles away
      180 vertical feet
Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park (Snowboarding only - no skiing), Illinois, 14 miles away
      180 vertical feet
Four Lakes, Illinois, 18 miles away
      100 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Baker Lake:
Fox River, DuPage/Kane CountyCounty, 19 miles away
      Class I-II(IV) - 0.05 miles long (Batavia Dam)
 National Parks Near Baker Lake:
Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor, Lockport - IL, 28 miles away
 Trails Near Baker Lake:
Tamarack View Trail, Lake County, 11 miles away
Volo Bog Interpretive Trail, Lake County, 12 miles away
Lake Defiance Trail, McHenry County, 12 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Baker Lake:
Makray Memorial Golf Club, Barrington, 1 miles away
Wynstone Golf Club, North Barrington, 4 miles away
 Lakes Near Baker Lake:
Lake Louise, Lake CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Stephanie Lake, Cook CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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Villa Olivia
Villa Olivia is a great place to bring your family specially of you have small kids. It's like a big snow playground. The slope is not very impressive but it's ok for a quick little mini ski trip....

Busse Lake
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Lake Defiance Nature Trail
11 miles away
The Red and Yellow trails are good too, but the Blue is such a delight that the thought of it gets me off the couch. The prairie! Luscious theme park sized soil undulations caused by the glacier! Interesting gravel. You sense the deer watching you. About an hour around if you are walking for fitness.  Avoid only when icy.  Plenty of parking....

Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park (Snowboarding only - no skiing)
13 miles away
Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park allows skiers now, they used to be snowboarding only but they've changed. Snowboarders and skiers now coexist in peace and harmony on this hill....

Dunns Lake
15 miles away
This is the best place to be on the chain!...

Crooked Lake
15 miles away
Fish?  The only things that are in this lake are dirt, duck waste and maybe a tire :P  About the most disgusting body of water I ever saw in my life....What fish are in the lake?...Located in the Lakes region of Northern Illnois, Crooked Lake is truely one of the hidden gems of Lake County. A 130 acre lake perfect for water skiing, fishing and simply enjoying a day on the water. This lake is exclusively enjoyed by the 3 surrounding homeowner communites of Sedgewood Cove, the West Shores and Munn Rd as there are no public launch facilities....

Four Lakes
18 miles away
Local ski hill, lots of fun in the winter....

Fox River
19 miles away
While there is limited whitewater, the Fox River has many put ins and take outs from just south of Elgin all the way to just north of the confluence of the Fox and the Illinois River. There are miles of quiet country scenery on the section of the river from Yorkville south (about 15 miles) There is an outfitter at the dam in Yorkville (Freeman's Sports)who rents canoes by the day and will provide shuttle service. There are sandstone cliffs near Sheridan. There are campgrounds along the river south of Yorkville for those who want to spend more than one day on the river. Be sure to be aware of where the dams are, they are dangerous. There are no dams south of Yorkville except the Dayton Dam which is a hydroelectric dam that prevents passage beyond Wedron....

Camp Lake
19 miles away
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Wilmot mountain
19 miles away
I love wilmot, i go there almost every day in hte winter. Last season, i even went on christmas day. It was great....

Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor
28 miles away
The Governor’s office recently announced that the State of Illinois will be closing the I&M and Hennepin Canal State Parks. While it’s unclear whether the State will put ''trail closed'' signs up, there is no apparent money to maintain them and fallen trees, washouts, and other issues will undoubtedly happen. Please help keep this trail open. Express your opinion to the governor’s office. 217-782-0244, 312-814-2121, or www.illinois.gov/helpdesk/contact.cfm and click on the ''Governor’s on Line Contact Form'' ...Illini State Park Campground prices are $10 site plus $10 for Elect.or $20.00 a night for elect. Primative sites are $10 per nite. Holiday rates for 2008 are $30 for a elect. site. And youth group area is $2 per person, min.$20 per night Starved Rock is $25 per nite and $35 on holiday week ends Fri-Mon. Illini campground is permanently closing on Nov. 1,2008 Gov.Blagojevic is closing many nice parks. in region 1, 2, &3 but none in his area....

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