Crystal Lake, McHenry County, Illinois

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     The best way to spend a winter day is on the slopes of nearby Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park (Snowboarding only - no skiing), and you can go for a hike on the Fox River Trail. This lake is so wonderful. Hiking is a popular thing to do around Crystal Lake; Lake Defiance Trail is a wonderful local trail; a scenic lake like South Lake is a magnificent spot to check out. There's whitewater on Fox River for all you adrenaline rush seekers, and the snow is brilliant  
   at Wilmot mountain. This lake is so wonderful. Buffalo Park Campground is a glorious campground nearby, and there are plenty of people from Whitewater here.
The amount of precipitation that falls at Crystal Lake is close to the national average; of all the months in a year June is the one with the most rain, and the driest month of the year is February. Good hiking is available along the Leather Leaf Bog Trail, and golf can be played at Crystal Lake Country
 
               Club. Stay the night at Fox Valley Camp Ground; you'll find a stunning lake called Lake in the Hills Number 2.
If you need a place to stay Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites CHICAGO-ALGONQUIN is a nice choice. For the duration of the warm months here at Crystal Lake, high temperatures ordinarily reach the 80's. Once the sun is down it drops down to the 60's. During the winter this place gets highs in the 20's, and overnight lows in the 0's for Crystal Lake. Just can't get enough of Crystal Lake. After a long day outdoors Super 8 Crystal Lake is a great site to spend a night or two, and you must unquestionably visit pretty Indian Trail Beach if you're here.

 
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Current weather conditions at Crystal Lake, McHenry County, Illinois
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Local climate location: MARENGO 4 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 42.23528
Longitude: -88.35611

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These outdoors activities are available near Crystal Lake.
 Beaches Near Crystal Lake:
Indian Trail Beach, McHenry County, 4 miles away
 Hotels Near Crystal Lake:
Super 8 Crystal Lake, Crystal Lake, 3 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites CHICAGO-ALGONQUIN, Algonquin, 4 miles away
Comfort Inn Crystal Lake, Crystal Lake, 4 miles away
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson Crystal Lake, Crystal Lake, 4 miles away
Holiday Inn CHICAGO NW CRYSTAL LK CONV CTR, Crystal Lake, 5 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Crystal Lake:
Buffalo Park Campground, Algonquin, 6 miles away
Fox Valley Camp Ground, Crystal Lake, 9 miles away
Pistakee Fishing Club, Mchenry, 12 miles away
Chicago Northwest KOA, Union, 13 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Crystal Lake:
Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park (Snowboarding only - no skiing), Illinois, 4 miles away
      180 vertical feet
Wilmot mountain, Wisconsin, 17 miles away
      260 vertical feet
Grand Geneva, Wisconsin, 19 miles away
      211 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Crystal Lake:
Fox River, DuPage/Kane CountyCounty, 20 miles away
      Class I-II(IV) - 0.05 miles long (Batavia Dam)
 National Parks Near Crystal Lake:
Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor, Lockport - IL, 40 miles away
 Trails Near Crystal Lake:
Fox River Trail, McHenry County, 9 miles away
Leather Leaf Bog Trail, McHenry County, 9 miles away
Lake Defiance Trail, McHenry County, 9 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Crystal Lake:
Crystal Lake Country Club, Crystal Lake, 1 miles away
Redtail Golf Club, Village Of Lakewood, 2 miles away
 Lakes Near Crystal Lake:
South Lake, McHenry CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Lake in the Hills Number 2, McHenry CountyCounty, 4 miles away

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Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park (Snowboarding only - no skiing)
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....

Lake Defiance Nature Trail
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Dunns Lake
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Benedict Lake
15 miles away
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Mike Zukowski Memorial Ice Derby
Lakes Benedict & Tombeau
Saturday, February 7th
7:00 AM - NOON
Prizes for Largest Fish of the Day!
Walleye, Bass and Northern
Plus Raffle Prizes
Lunch: Noon ­ 1:00 PM
$20.00 per person
Includes door prize and lunch.
Raffle tickets available at event only!!
Children under 16 and Seniors over 65 FREE
Parking at Three Lakes Restaurant-93rd St.
For Safety, No Autos or Trucks on the Ice
Bring the Whole Family!
ALL proceeds are exclusively for stocking and habitat improvement on Lakes Benedict and Tombeau
Bait available at Twin Lakes Bait, Paddock Lake Sports & Parkers Towing
Questions or donations?? Call John Ryan 262-745-0559 ...

Wilmot mountain
17 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....

Grand Geneva
19 miles away
I think Grand Geneva is where I went skiing last year when I was up there visiting some old friends, but it may have been some other similar place. It was my first time skiing, it was great. I fell a lot but you know, you just get up again, that's just the way it goes. Looking forward to going again some time....

Villa Olivia
19 miles away
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....

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....

Alpine Valley
29 miles away
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Four Lakes
29 miles away
Local ski hill, lots of fun in the winter....

Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor
39 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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