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The scenery at Fawell Dam near Quarry Lake is delightful; after a long day outdoors Naperville Chicago Red Roof Inn is a wonderful spot to spend a night or two. Whohoo, so many exciting things in one place! Quarry Lake rules! Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor is a great national park, and you can never get enough of the magnificent skiing at Villa Olivia. A golf course in the vicinity of Quarry Lake is Springbrook Golf Course, and get dripping
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| | wet paddling on Fox River. Four Lakes is a great lake in the vicinity of Quarry Lake. Lakes? Sure, Lake Osborne is close by, and camping is available at Martin Campground-joliet. This lake is so wonderful. Paddling on Des Plaines is so much fun, and if you need a spot to stay SpringHill Suites Chicago Naperville/Warrenville is a brilliant choice. Quarry Lake gets a common amount of annual rain; during the month of June you get the most rain around here while | |
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February is typically the driest month. This lake is so wonderful. Camping at Empress Rv Resort is always a good experience, and there's a nice forest called Heritage Woods. This is a popular site for people from Chicago-Naperville-Joliet,
and you'll never forgive yourself if you don’t go skiing at Four Lakes since you're here. At Quarry Lake during the days of summer highs are in the 80's, and the overnight is slightly chillier of course, regularly in the 60's. During the winter this place gets highs in the 20's while the cold winter nights at Quarry Lake are in the 10's.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 41.77028 Longitude: -88.15389
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Outdoors Recreation Near Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Illinois-Indiana-Wisconsin Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Illinois-Indiana-Wisconsin, the metro area neareast to Quarry Lake. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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Four Lakes, Illinois, 5 miles away 100 vertical feet |
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Des Plaines, Will CountyCounty, 10 miles away Class I-II - 4 miles long (Fishnet Rapids) |
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Fox River, DuPage/Kane CountyCounty, 12 miles away Class I-II(IV) - 0.05 miles long (Batavia Dam) |
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Four Lakes
 | Local ski hill, lots of fun in the winter.... |
Des Plaines
 | 1 PHOTO 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.... |
Villa Olivia
 | 10 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.... |
Fox River
 | 11 miles away 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.... |
Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor
 | 12 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.... |
Busse Lake
 | 16 miles away Not quite warm enough for good fishing.... |
Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park (Snowboarding only - no skiing)
 | 23 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.... |
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