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     If you came for an overnight stay Alfred Keil is a great site to camp, and it's a great idea to stop by Mutton Creek. Swamps like Cotton Creek Marsh are fun to go to, and there are other locations here than Slocum Lake, for example Island Lake. You don’t have to go far from Slocum Lake to see the water at Island Lake Dam, and you can have a pleasant hiking adventure along the Lake Defiance Trail. If the weather is good here at Slocum Lake, you can go for a hike  
   along the Fox River Trail, and if you need a location to stay Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites LAKE ZURICH-BARRINGTON is a brilliant choice.
The snow is good at Wilmot mountain. Summertime at Slocum Lake arrives with high temperatures in the 80's. Once the sun is down it falls down to the 60's. The winter comes with highs in the 20's, and during the dark hours in the winter at Slocum Lake temperatures sink to the 10's. This lake is so wonderful. After a long day
 
               outdoors Days Inn Barrington - Chicago is a good place to spend a night or two, and why not head up to Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park (Snowboarding only - no skiing) and strap some skis to your feet.
And if you're still looking for more outdoors amusing things just keep reading. Why not camp at Fox Valley Camp Ground while you're here at Slocum Lake; while you're here you can take a hike along the Lake Defiance Nature Trail. Slocum Lake gets a normal amount of rainfall; through the month of July you get the most rain around here, and February is when it's the driest. This lake is so wonderful. Lakes are such serene places, why not explore North Tower Lake near Slocum Lake; Chalet Hills Golf Club is a magnificent golf course nearby.

 
Days Inn Barrington - Chicago, Barrington
6 miles away
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites LAKE ZURICH-BARRINGTON, Lake Zurich
6 miles away
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Current weather conditions at Slocum Lake, Lake County, Illinois
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Local climate location: LAKE GENEVA 7 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 42.26028
Longitude: -88.18722

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These outdoors activities are available near Slocum Lake.
 Hotels Near Slocum Lake:
Days Inn Barrington - Chicago, Barrington, 6 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites LAKE ZURICH-BARRINGTON, Lake Zurich, 6 miles away
Super 8 McHenry, Mchenry, 7 miles away
Hampton Inn McHenry, Mchenry, 7 miles away
Holiday Inn CHICAGO NW CRYSTAL LK CONV CTR, Crystal Lake, 7 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Slocum Lake:
Fox Valley Camp Ground, Crystal Lake, 3 miles away
Alfred Keil, Round Lake, 4 miles away
Fish Lake Beach, Volo, 4 miles away
Pistakee Fishing Club, Mchenry, 6 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Slocum Lake:
Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park (Snowboarding only - no skiing), Illinois, 10 miles away
      180 vertical feet
Wilmot mountain, Wisconsin, 13 miles away
      260 vertical feet
Villa Olivia, Illinois, 15 miles away
      180 vertical feet
 National Parks Near Slocum Lake:
Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor, Lockport - IL, 35 miles away
 Trails Near Slocum Lake:
Lake Defiance Trail, McHenry County, 4 miles away
Lake Defiance Nature Trail, McHenry County, 4 miles away
Fox River Trail, McHenry County, 4 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Slocum Lake:
Chalet Hills Golf Club, Cary, 2 miles away
Lake Barrington Shores Golf Club, Barrington, 4 miles away
 Lakes Near Slocum Lake:
Island Lake, Lake CountyCounty, 1 miles away
North Tower Lake, Lake CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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