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     Hiking is a popular thing to do around Peck Lake; Beaver Dam Hiking and Cross-Country Ski Trail is a great local trail, and there's no such thing as a bad day of skiing at close by Villa Olivia. The Fox Ridge Nature Trail offers hiking at its best. Lakes are splendid; Nelson Lake is a lake that's near Peck Lake. This lake is so wonderful. Peck Lake is a good place to visit for more than one day, Hide-A-Way Lakes is a good place to camp nearby; since you might  
   be in a lake visiting mood you can always stop at close by Mooseheart Lake. Summer at Peck Lake comes with high temperatures in the 80's. Summer overnight lows descend down to the 60's. Highs during the winter are ordinarily in the 20's while Peck Lake nighttime low temperatures through the wintertime are in the 0's.
This is no place for people who don’t like to have a good time. Hit the slopes at Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park (Snowboarding only - no skiing)
 
               close at hand, and after a long day outdoors Fairfield Inn & Suites Chicago St. Charles is a great site to spend a night or two. There are some good whitewater spots on Fox River, and in the vicinity of Peck Lake you come across a golf course called Eagle Brook Country Club. Peck Lake is a good site of typical rainfall; June is when you get the most rain here, and the driest month of the year is February.
Stay the night at Buffalo Park Campground, and dry warm beds await you at Hotel Baker. This lake is so wonderful.

 
Fairfield Inn & Suites Chicago St. Charles, Saint Charles
2 miles away
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Hotel Baker, Saint Charles
4 miles away
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Current weather conditions at Peck Lake, Kane County, Illinois
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Local climate location: MARENGO 14 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 41.86778
Longitude: -88.36083

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These outdoors activities are available near Peck Lake.
 Hotels Near Peck Lake:
Fairfield Inn & Suites Chicago St. Charles, Saint Charles, 2 miles away
Hotel Baker, Saint Charles, 4 miles away
The Herrington Inn and Spa, Geneva, 4 miles away
Hampton Inn Suites Chicago, Aurora, 4 miles away
Candlewood Suites AURORA-NAPERVILLE, Aurora, 4 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Peck Lake:
Hide-A-Way Lakes, Yorkville, 12 miles away
Buffalo Park Campground, Algonquin, 15 miles away
Cedar Ridge Primitive Campground, Kendall County, 17 miles away
Fitzpatrick's Yogi Bear-resort, Millbrook, 19 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Peck Lake:
Villa Olivia, Illinois, 15 miles away
      180 vertical feet
Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park (Snowboarding only - no skiing), Illinois, 16 miles away
      180 vertical feet
Four Lakes, Illinois, 20 miles away
      100 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Peck Lake:
Fox River, DuPage/Kane CountyCounty, 4 miles away
      Class I-II(IV) - 0.05 miles long (Batavia Dam)
 National Parks Near Peck Lake:
Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor, Lockport - IL, 28 miles away
 Trails Near Peck Lake:
Beaver Dam Hiking and Cross-Country Ski Trail, Kendall County, 16 miles away
Fox Ridge Nature Trail, Kendall County, 17 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Peck Lake:
Eagle Brook Country Club, Geneva, 2 miles away
Tanna Farms Golf Club, Geneva, 2 miles away
 Lakes Near Peck Lake:
Nelson Lake, Kane CountyCounty, 2 miles away
Mooseheart Lake, Kane CountyCounty, 3 miles away

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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
14 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)
15 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
20 miles away
Local ski hill, lots of fun in the winter....

Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor
27 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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