Griswold Lake, McHenry County, Illinois     User input for Griswold Lake, McHenry County, Illinois: Be the first to submit input for Griswold Lake. Help improve this web site with your great input. Submit Input: Your Name: Write or Paste Input here: Upload picture:      Review Guidelines       If you are in McHenry county it's always a good idea to stop by Griswold Lake. The annual precipitation here at Griswold Lake is about average; most of the rain falls all through July; the driest month is February. Go for a hike on the Fox River Trail, and while you're here and you like golf, you can go to Prairie Isle Golf Club. If you need a spot to stay Super 8 Motel - Mchenry is a splendid choice. Don't stop me now, cause I'm havin' a glorious time here       at Griswold Lake. Camping at Pistakee Fishing Club is always a pleasant experience, and skiing at Wilmot mountain is one of those things you just ought to do. This lake is so wonderful. Holiday Inn Chicago-Crystal Lake, Il is a good place to get some rest, also Island Lake Dam is worth checking out if you're here. Swamps can be such out of the ordinary sites, stop at Cotton Creek Marsh if you're here at Griswold Lake; do go to Sullivan Lake, it's a lovely lake.                  Near Griswold Lake you hit upon the Lake Defiance Trail which is a good hiking trail, and if you came to camp Fox Valley Camp Ground is a wonderful location to do that. Take a side journey to Cotton Creek, and lovely scenery and delightful skiing is what you acquire at Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park (Snowboarding only - no skiing). This lake is so wonderful. Going for a hike on the Lake Defiance Nature Trail is always a good adventure, and you'll hit upon a stunning lake called Lily Lake. Summertime brings highs in the 80's to Griswold Lake. For the duration of the dark hours of summer temperatures dip down into the 60's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 20's, and winter nights come with lows in the 10's to Griswold Lake.   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 Local climate location: LAKE GENEVA 4 miles away   Coordinates: Latitude: 42.28806 Longitude: -88.21667 Illinois Lakes Complete list of all lakes in Illinois Books about Griswold Lake List of books available on Amazon.com about Griswold Lake, McHenry County, Illinois. Outdoors Recreation Near Whitewater, Wisconsin Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Whitewater, Wisconsin, the metro area neareast to Griswold 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 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: Lily Lake, McHenry CountyCounty, 2 miles away Sullivan Lake, Lake CountyCounty, 3 miles away