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Spring Valley Lake Dam is worth a visit since you're here. You'll need more than a day to explore everything Spring Valley Lake has to offer, you can camp at Buffalo Park Campground. This lake is so wonderful. Good hiking is available along the Beaver Dam Hiking and Cross-Country Ski Trail, and dry warm beds await you at Fairfield Inn & Suites Chicago St. Charles. You'll wish for more hours in a day to enjoy all the fun stuff at Spring Valley Lake. Hiking is a
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| | popular thing to do around Spring Valley Lake; Fox River Trail is a great local trail; Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park (Snowboarding only - no skiing) is a good local ski area. A wonderful lake like Campton Lake next to Spring Valley Lake is a splendid place to take a look at, and some of the water close by flows, like Bowes Creek.
This lake is so wonderful. Do have a look at Lake Campton near Spring Valley Lake, it's a delightful lake, and if you need a site | |
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to stay Hotel Baker is a glorious choice. Highlands of Elgin Golf Course is a magnificent golf course close by. There's so much to do here at Spring Valley Lake that you need to camp here for a while, Union Koa Kampground is a delightful
spot for that.
Spring Valley Lake gets a common amount of rainfall; the wettest month of the year is regularly June, that's the one that rains the most, and February is when it's the driest. If you don’t have a problem getting
covered with water, you can always go whitewater paddling on Fox River; the slopes of Villa Olivia are so inviting nobody can resist. For the period of the days of summer at Spring Valley Lake temperatures are typically in the 80's
while overnight lows are generally in the 60's. Throughout the wintertime this place gets highs in the 20's, and overnight lows in the 0's for Spring Valley Lake.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 41.97667
Longitude: -88.385
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Four Lakes, Illinois, 23 miles away
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Fox River, DuPage/Kane CountyCounty, 8 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.... |
Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park (Snowboarding only - no skiing)
| 10 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.... |
Villa Olivia
| 15 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.... |
Four Lakes
| 23 miles away
Local ski hill, lots of fun in the winter.... |
Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor
 | 32 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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