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Take a hike on the Beaver Dam Hiking and Cross-Country Ski Trail. Lakes? Sure, Foxcroft Lake is around here. This lake is so wonderful. What would winter be without some skiing at Villa Olivia, and Cedar Ridge Primitive Campground is a great local campground. If you need a place to stay Candlewood Suites AURORA-NAPERVILLE is a good choice, and since you might be in a lake visiting mood you can always stop at close by Peck Lake. The yearly precipitation here
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| | at Nelson Lake is about average; July is the month that gets the most rain while February is typically the driest month.
Summertime brings highs in the 80's to Nelson Lake with nighttime lows in the 60's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 20's with temperatures at Nelson Lake dipping down into the 0's all through winter nights. If you come at the right time of year, Fox River offers some magnificent whitewater; you can have a good hiking adventure | |
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along the Fox Ridge Nature Trail. This lake is so wonderful.
You'll never forgive yourself if you don’t go skiing at Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park (Snowboarding only - no skiing) since you're here, and why not camp at Hide-A-Way
Lakes since you're here at Nelson Lake. If only every site had this much outdoors fun things, what a great world it would be. A wonderful nearby hotel is Hampton Inn Suites Chicago; if you're a golfer then a perfect nearby course is Tanna Farms Golf Club.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 41.8325
Longitude: -88.38111
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Four Lakes, Illinois, 21 miles away
100 vertical feet |
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Fox River, DuPage/Kane CountyCounty, 5 miles away
Class I-II(IV) - 0.05 miles long (Batavia Dam) |
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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.... |
Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park (Snowboarding only - no skiing)
| 17 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.... |
Four Lakes
| 21 miles away
Local ski hill, lots of fun in the winter.... |
Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor
 | 28 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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