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    Griswold Lake is a lake worth visiting. This lake is so wonderful. Going for a hike on the Lake Defiance Nature Trail is always a good adventure, and Griswold Lake is good enough to spend more than a day at, Pistakee Fishing Club is a good local campground. There's so much to do here at Griswold Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Fox Valley Camp Ground is a perfect place for that. This place, Griswold Lake, it absolutely has so much outdoors cool  
   stuff. Island Lake is a nearby lake that you could stop by; while you're here and you like golf, you can stop by Prairie Isle Golf Club.
Summertime highs at Griswold Lake usually tend to be in the 80's; the nighttime is fairly cooler of course, regularly in the 60's. The cold days of the winter come with highs in the 20's while Griswold Lake night low temperatures during the wintertime are in the 10's. What would winter be without some skiing at Wilmot
 
               mountain, and after a long day outdoors Holiday Inn Chicago-Crystal Lake, Il is a great site to spend a night or two. Why not stop at close by Cotton Creek since you're here at Griswold Lake; a great nearby hotel is Super 8 Motel - Mchenry.
This lake is so wonderful. A swamp like Cotton Creek Marsh close to Griswold Lake has lots of exciting things to see, and close by you hit upon the Lake Defiance Trail which is a great hiking trail. Gotta ski! Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park (Snowboarding only - no skiing) is a great location to do that; if you get bored of Griswold Lake you could also stop at nearby Defiance Lake. A typical amount of rainfall falls here at Griswold Lake; the wettest month of the year is regularly July, that's the one that rains the most, and the driest month is February.
You can take a little tour to Island Lake Dam while you're here at Griswold Lake, and there are brilliant places to look at along the Fox River Trail.

 
Super 8 Motel - Mchenry, Mchenry
4 miles away
The Super 8 McHenry opened in 1997 and is only 6 miles from Crystal Lake and 1 mile from the Fox River. River Boat Casinos are located 25 miles away in Elgin, Il. The motel features include: * Fre...

Holiday Inn Chicago-Crystal Lake, Il, Crystal Lake
6 miles away
The newly renovated Holiday Inn Hotel Crystal Lake and Conference Center is the only full service hotel in McHenry County that sits in a park like setting amid the oak trees overlooking sparkling Acor...

Current weather conditions at Griswold Lake, McHenry County, Illinois
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Local climate location: LAKE GENEVA 4 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 42.28806
Longitude: -88.21667

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These outdoors activities are available near Griswold Lake.
 Hotels Near Griswold Lake:
Super 8 Motel - Mchenry, Mchenry, 4 miles away
Holiday Inn Chicago-Crystal Lake, Il, Crystal Lake, 6 miles away
Country Inn And Suites By Carlson Crystal Lake, Crystal Lake, 6 miles away
Comfort Inn Crystal Lake, Crystal Lake, 7 miles away
Chicago/Crystal Lake Super 8 Motel, Crystal Lake, 7 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Griswold Lake:
Fox Valley Camp Ground, Crystal Lake, 2 miles away
Pistakee Fishing Club, Mchenry, 4 miles away
Alfred Keil, Round Lake, 4 miles away
Fish Lake Beach, Volo, 4 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Griswold Lake:
Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park (Snowboarding only - no skiing), Illinois, 9 miles away
      180 vertical feet
Wilmot mountain, Wisconsin, 11 miles away
      260 vertical feet
Villa Olivia, Illinois, 17 miles away
      180 vertical feet
 National Parks Near Griswold Lake:
Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor, Lockport - IL, 37 miles away
 Trails Near Griswold Lake:
Lake Defiance Trail, McHenry County, 2 miles away
Lake Defiance Nature Trail, McHenry County, 2 miles away
Fox River Trail, McHenry County, 2 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Griswold Lake:
Prairie Isle Golf Club, Crystal Lake, 2 miles away
Chalet Hills Golf Club, Cary, 2 miles away
 Lakes Near Griswold Lake:
Island Lake, Lake CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Defiance Lake, McHenry CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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