Grays Lake, Lake County, Illinois

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     Hiking is a popular thing to do around Grays Lake; Volo Bog Interpretive Trail is a great local trail, and Grays Lake is good enough to spend more than a day at, Fox River Recreation is a good local campground. Grays Lake beyond doubt is in the middle of a beautiful outdoors paradise. After a long day outdoors Comfort Suites Grayslake is a nice site to spend a night or two, and why not take a refreshing hike along the Lake Defiance Nature Trail. A normal  
   amount of rainfall falls here at Grays Lake; most of the rain falls through July while February is regularly the driest month. For the duration of the summertime months at Grays Lake temperatures are typically in the 80's, and during the night it cools down to the 60's. Through the wintertime this place gets highs in the 20's, and winter nights come with lows in the 0's to Grays Lake.
Highland Lake is a nearby lake that you could stop at, and if you came to
 
               camp Schaul Country Lakes is a tremendous spot to do that. This lake is so wonderful. If you need a site to stay Candlewood Suites CHICAGO/LIBERTYVILLE is a great choice, and hey, Gotta ski right? Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park (Snowboarding only - no skiing) is a magnificent site to do that. This lake is so wonderful.
A lake nearby is Cranberry Lake, and magnificent hiking is available along the Tamarack View Trail. The slopes of Wilmot mountain are so inviting nobody can resist, and Carillon North of Grayslake Golf Course is a great golf course close by.

 
Comfort Suites Grayslake, Grayslake
3 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...

Candlewood Suites CHICAGO/LIBERTYVILLE, Libertyville
4 miles away
Come and experience our new Comforts of Home® Bedding Collection. The Candlewood Suites Chicago Libertyville hotel is the perfect choice for business and leisure travelers. Big and built for comfor...

Current weather conditions at Grays Lake, Lake County, Illinois
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Local climate location: ANTIOCH 3 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 42.34222
Longitude: -88.04778

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These outdoors activities are available near Grays Lake.
 Hotels Near Grays Lake:
Comfort Suites Grayslake, Grayslake, 3 miles away
Candlewood Suites CHICAGO/LIBERTYVILLE, Libertyville, 4 miles away
Crowne Plaza Hotel CHICAGO-NORTH SHORE, Mundelein, 5 miles away
Comfort Inn Mundelein, Mundelein, 6 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites CHICAGO-LIBERTYVILLE, Libertyville, 6 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Grays Lake:
Schaul Country Lakes, Round Lake, 2 miles away
Fox River Recreation, Antioch, 7 miles away
Island On The Chain RV Park, Antioch, 8 miles away
Old Port Cove Marina, Antioch, 8 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Grays Lake:
Wilmot mountain, Wisconsin, 14 miles away
      260 vertical feet
Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park (Snowboarding only - no skiing), Illinois, 21 miles away
      180 vertical feet
Villa Olivia, Illinois, 21 miles away
      180 vertical feet
 National Parks Near Grays Lake:
Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor, Lockport - IL, 37 miles away
 Trails Near Grays Lake:
Tamarack View Trail, Lake County, 9 miles away
Volo Bog Interpretive Trail, Lake County, 10 miles away
Lake Defiance Nature Trail, McHenry County, 13 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Grays Lake:
Carillon North of Grayslake Golf Course, Grayslake, 1 miles away
Renwood Golf Course, Round Lake Beach, 2 miles away
 Lakes Near Grays Lake:
Highland Lake, Lake CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Cranberry Lake, Lake CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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Crooked Lake
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Happy Acres Kamp Ground
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Wilmot mountain
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I love wilmot, i go there almost every day in hte winter. Last season, i even went on christmas day. It was great....

Busse Lake
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Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park (Snowboarding only - no skiing)
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Villa Olivia
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Four Lakes
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