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You'll need more than a day to explore everything Mays Lakes has to offer, you can camp at Green River Oaks; you can never get enough of the good skiing at Villa Olivia. Mays Lakes truly is in the middle of a delightful outdoors paradise. If you need a place to stay Oak Brook Hills Marriott Resort is a perfect choice, and don't miss out on a trip to Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor if you're here. Glide down the rapids of Des Plaines in
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| | a kayak. Lakes are glorious; Golfview Lake is a lake that's right next door to Mays Lakes. Butterfield Country Club is a wonderful golf course nearby; dry warm beds await you at The Hyatt Lodge at McDonald's Campus.
The annual rainfall here at Mays Lakes is about average; August is the wettest month with most rain while February is usually the driest month. Summer brings highs in the 80's to Mays Lakes, and all through summer nights temperatures are in | |
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the 60's. High temperatures during the wintertime are normally in the 20's with winter lows in the 0's overnight here at Mays Lakes. Stay the night at Hi Five Sports Camp, and skiing at Four Lakes is one of those things you just have
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This lake is so wonderful. Not far from Mays Lakes, you'll stumble on Johnson Slough which is a scenic lake, and you'll meet a lot of folks from Chicago-Naperville-Joliet here. This lake is so wonderful.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 41.82722
Longitude: -87.95944
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Outdoors Recreation Near Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Illinois-Indiana-Wisconsin
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Four Lakes, Illinois, 8 miles away
100 vertical feet |
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Des Plaines, Will CountyCounty, 14 miles away
Class I-II - 4 miles long (Fishnet Rapids) |
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Four Lakes
| Local ski hill, lots of fun in the winter.... |
Busse Lake
 | 10 miles away
Not quite warm enough for good fishing.... |
Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor
 | 11 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.... |
Des Plaines
| 13 miles away
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To inspect for log jams beneath the gravel pit access bridge directly east of Romeoville High School, you are allowed to drive up to, but not ACROSS the bridge, according to a security gaurd at the gravel pit. To check for log jams, I'd park BEFORE the bridge, and get out and walk across the bridge, looking over the railing. Also, there's a spot where you can walk up to the river edge. Facing east, it will be on your right, before the bridge. I'm uploading a photo dated April 12, 2002. It's a view of that bridge, taken from the water, looking southwest.... |
Turtlehead Lake
| 14 miles away
Nice bike trails-- not too many people.... |
Villa Olivia
| 15 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.... |
Windy City Campground
 | 17 miles away
This campground is closed.... |
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The Hyatt Lodge at McDonalds Campus is a great alternative in Oak Brook, Illinois located on McDonald's corporate campus. All guest rooms have been update with flat screen LCD television, cordless ph...
