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     A good place to camp here at Foxcroft Lake is Cedar Ridge Primitive Campground; scenic scenery and pleasant skiing is what you obtain at Villa Olivia. If only every place had this much outdoors exciting things, what a great planet it would be. Foxcroft Lake is not the only site nearby, Nelson Lake is a nearby lake, and naturally East Run is a beautiful stream that is worth taking a look at. Looking for something near Foxcroft Lake? Mooseheart Lake is close  
   at hand, and why not spend some time golfing at a nearby golf course like Orchard Valley Golf Course. This lake is so wonderful. Skiing at Four Lakes is one of those things you just must do, and camping at Hide-A-Way Lakes is always a tremendous experience.
A typical amount of precipitation falls here at Foxcroft Lake; July is the wettest month with most rain, and February is the month with the least moisture. After a long day outdoors Hampton Inn Suites
 
               Chicago is a delightful spot to spend a night or two, and there's fine hiking along the Beaver Dam Hiking and Cross-Country Ski Trail. Summertime brings highs in the 80's to Foxcroft Lake. Summer nighttime lows dip down to the 60's. For the duration of the wintertime the highs are regularly in the 20's; overnight lows at Foxcroft Lake during the winter usually plunge into the 0's.
Dry warm beds await you at Holiday Inn CHICAGO - AURORA, and the Fox Ridge Nature Trail offers hiking at its best. This lake is so wonderful. A good place for whitewater paddling near Foxcroft Lake is Fox River.

 
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Local climate location: DE KALB 13 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 41.78583
Longitude: -88.3625

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These outdoors activities are available near Foxcroft Lake.
 Hotels Near Foxcroft Lake:
Hampton Inn Suites Chicago, Aurora, 1 miles away
Holiday Inn CHICAGO - AURORA, Aurora, 1 miles away
Candlewood Suites AURORA-NAPERVILLE, Aurora, 1 miles away
Baymont Inn And Suites Chicago/Aurora, North Aurora, 3 miles away
Staybridge Suites Aurora/Naperville, Aurora, 3 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Foxcroft Lake:
Hide-A-Way Lakes, Yorkville, 8 miles away
Cedar Ridge Primitive Campground, Kendall County, 15 miles away
Yogi Bear Jelly Stone Park, Millbrook, 16 miles away
Fitzpatrick's Yogi Bear-resort, Millbrook, 16 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Foxcroft Lake:
Villa Olivia, Illinois, 17 miles away
      180 vertical feet
Four Lakes, Illinois, 20 miles away
      100 vertical feet
Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park (Snowboarding only - no skiing), Illinois, 20 miles away
      180 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Foxcroft Lake:
Fox River, DuPage/Kane CountyCounty, 5 miles away
      Class I-II(IV) - 0.05 miles long (Batavia Dam)
 National Parks Near Foxcroft Lake:
Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor, Lockport - IL, 26 miles away
 Trails Near Foxcroft Lake:
Beaver Dam Hiking and Cross-Country Ski Trail, Kendall County, 13 miles away
Fox Ridge Nature Trail, Kendall County, 14 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Foxcroft Lake:
Orchard Valley Golf Course, Aurora, 1 miles away
Wolf Run Golf Course, Aurora, 2 miles away
 Lakes Near Foxcroft Lake:
Nelson Lake, Kane CountyCounty, 3 miles away
Mooseheart Lake, Kane CountyCounty, 3 miles away

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Fox River
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....

Villa Olivia
16 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....

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

Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park (Snowboarding only - no skiing)
20 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....

Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor
25 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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