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In Illinois there are many beautiful lakes, Slocum Lake is one of them. There's so much to do here at Slocum Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Alfred Keil is a good place for that, and do go to Island Lake Dam while you're here. And if that's not sufficient, there's loads more to do in the vicinity of Slocum Lake. If you're a golfer then a glorious nearby course is Chalet Hills Golf Club, and if the weather is delightful, you can go for a hike along
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| | the Lake Defiance Trail. An average amount of precipitation falls at Slocum Lake; most of the rain falls all through July; the driest of the months is February.
Through the summer highs here at Slocum Lake get into the 80's. For the period of the moonlight hours it's frequently in the 60's. The wintertime brings highs down to the 20's with winter lows in the 10's overnight here at Slocum Lake. This lake is so wonderful. On a glorious day at Slocum Lake you | |
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can take a hike along the Lake Defiance Nature Trail; you can never get enough of the tremendous skiing at Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park (Snowboarding only - no skiing). While you're here at Slocum Lake, you could also take a look
at pretty Lily Lake.
Stay the night at Fox Valley Camp Ground, and after a long day outdoors Barrington/Nw Chicago Days Inn is a wonderful location to spend a night or two. This lake is so wonderful. Really good skiing awaits
you at Wilmot mountain, and a swamp like Cotton Creek Marsh close to Slocum Lake has lots of exciting things to see. You'll locate a beautiful lake called North Tower Lake near Slocum Lake, and the Fox River Trail is a nice hiking
trail close by.
If you need a location to stay Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites LAKE ZURICH-BARRINGTON is a brilliant choice; Mutton Creek is one of the streams close by that might be worth going to.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 42.26028
Longitude: -88.18722
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Lily Lake, McHenry CountyCounty, 4 miles away |
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6 miles away
