Crooked Lake, Lake County, Illinois     User input for Crooked Lake, Lake County, Illinois: Doug Olson: 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. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines       If you like lakes and you're in this part of Illinois you can check out Crooked Lake. There's so much to do here at Crooked Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Fox River Recreation is a great place for that, and there are other locations here than Crooked Lake, for example Deep Lake. For the duration of the warmest time of the year at Crooked Lake highs are mostly in the 80's. Throughout the dark hours of summer temperatures descend down into the 60's.       Throughout the winter highs are in the 20's, and through the dark hours in the winter at Crooked Lake temperatures descend to the 0's. From a rainfall point of view Crooked Lake is a quite typical place; most of the rain falls through August while February is mostly the driest month. Crooked Lake is not far at all from Racine, and there are some good whitewater spots on Pike River. This lake is so wonderful. The slopes of Wilmot mountain are so inviting nobody                  can resist, and hiking along the Volo Bog Interpretive Trail is nice fun. Crooked Lake is great enough to spend more than a day at, Schaul Country Lakes is a great local campground; Lake Linden Dam is a charming place. This lake is so wonderful. Take a hike on the Tamarack View Trail, and after a long day outdoors Comfort Suites Grayslake is a good location to spend a night or two. Having a good time at Crooked Lake is easy. Gotta ski! Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park (Snowboarding only - no skiing) is a great place to do that; Renwood Golf Course is a golf course close by. Going for a hike along the Lake Defiance Nature Trail will let you absorb the natural beauty of this region, and Comfort Inn & Suites is a tremendous place to get some rest.   Comfort Inn & Suites, Antioch 4 miles away The lovely Comfort Inn & Suites hotel is conveniently located just off U.S. Highway 173 and U.S. Highway 83. This Antioch, IL hotel is minutes from an array of attractions. Enjoy spending your day at ... Comfort Suites Grayslake, Grayslake 5 miles away Comfort Suites offers a unique location with Grayslake situated just north of Chicago, 26 miles from Chicago O'Hare and just 40 minutes south of Milwaukee. A business traveler can enjoy the easy acce... Current weather conditions at Crooked Lake, Lake County, Illinois Local climate location: ANTIOCH 6 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 42.42361 Longitude: -88.05167 Illinois Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Illinois Lake County Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Lake County Books about Crooked Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Crooked Lake, Lake County, Illinois. Outdoors Recreation Near Racine, Wisconsin Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Racine, Wisconsin, the metro area neareast to Crooked Lake. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more. Illinois Outdoors Index This is a very comprehensive index of outdoors activities in the great state of Illinois.     These outdoors activities are available near Crooked Lake.   Hotels Near Crooked Lake: Comfort Inn & Suites, Antioch, 4 miles away Comfort Suites Grayslake, Grayslake, 5 miles away Holiday Inn Gurnee-Convention Center, Il, Gurnee, 7 miles away Fairfield Inn By Marriott Gurnee, Gurnee, 7 miles away Comfort Inn Gurnee, Gurnee, 7 miles away   Camp Grounds Near Crooked Lake: Fox River Recreation, Antioch, 4 miles away Schaul Country Lakes, Round Lake, 4 miles away Old Port Cove Marina, Antioch, 6 miles away Grass Lake Marina and RV Park, Antioch, 7 miles away   Ski Areas Near Crooked Lake: Wilmot mountain, Wisconsin, 12 miles away       260 vertical feet Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park (Snowboarding only - no skiing), Illinois, 23 miles away       180 vertical feet Villa Olivia, Illinois, 25 miles away       180 vertical feet   Whitewater Near Crooked Lake: Pike River, Kenosha CountyCounty, 18 miles away       Class I(II) - 4.8 miles long (Petrifying Springs to Lathrop)   National Parks Near Crooked Lake: Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor, Lockport - IL, 42 miles away   Trails Near Crooked Lake: Tamarack View Trail, Lake County, 10 miles away Volo Bog Interpretive Trail, Lake County, 10 miles away Lake Defiance Nature Trail, McHenry County, 13 miles away   Golf Courses Near Crooked Lake: Renwood Golf Course, Round Lake Beach, 3 miles away Carillon North of Grayslake Golf Course, Grayslake, 4 miles away   Lakes Near Crooked Lake: Deep Lake, Lake CountyCounty, 1 miles away