Thunderbird Lake, McHenry County, Illinois

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     The Leather Leaf Bog Trail is a good hiking trail in the neighborhood of Thunderbird Lake, and if you need a spot to stay Super 8 McHenry is a nice choice. Camping is available at Pistakee Fishing Club; if you like skiing, you're in luck; Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park (Snowboarding only - no skiing) is rather near. Thunderbird Lake in fact is in the middle of a stunning outdoors paradise. A fine place to camp here at Thunderbird Lake is Fox Valley Camp Ground,  
   and on a delightful day you can take a hike along the Fox River Trail. Summertime at Thunderbird Lake arrives with high temperatures in the 80's. When the night sets in temperatures sink down into the 60's. Daytime highs throughout the wintertime are in the 20's, and nighttime lows in the 10's for Thunderbird Lake.
This lake is so wonderful. Wilmot mountain is a perfect local ski area; while you're here, you could also visit lovely Lake Killarney. Thunderbird
 
               Lake is a good place of typical rainfall; July is when you get the most rain here, and February on the other hand is the driest. This lake is so wonderful. Float down the rapids of White River in a kayak, and you'll stumble on a pretty lake called Thunderbird Lake.
You'll meet a lot of people from Whitewater here. Near Thunderbird Lake you hit upon the Lake Defiance Trail which is a fine hiking trail; dry warm beds await you at Hampton Inn McHenry. A day at pretty Indian Trail Beach in the vicinity of Thunderbird Lake is a great thing to do, and why not spend some time golfing at a nearby golf course like Prairie Isle Golf Club.

 
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Super 8 McHenry, Mchenry
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Current weather conditions at Thunderbird Lake, McHenry County, Illinois
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Local climate location: LAKE GENEVA 4 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 42.275
Longitude: -88.26833

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These outdoors activities are available near Thunderbird Lake.
 Beaches Near Thunderbird Lake:
Indian Trail Beach, McHenry County, 6 miles away
 Hotels Near Thunderbird Lake:
Hampton Inn McHenry, Mchenry, 2 miles away
Super 8 McHenry, Mchenry, 3 miles away
Holiday Inn CHICAGO NW CRYSTAL LK CONV CTR, Crystal Lake, 3 miles away
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson Crystal Lake, Crystal Lake, 3 miles away
Comfort Inn Crystal Lake, Crystal Lake, 3 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Thunderbird Lake:
Fox Valley Camp Ground, Crystal Lake, 3 miles away
Pistakee Fishing Club, Mchenry, 6 miles away
Buffalo Park Campground, Algonquin, 6 miles away
Fish Lake Beach, Volo, 8 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Thunderbird Lake:
Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park (Snowboarding only - no skiing), Illinois, 6 miles away
      180 vertical feet
Wilmot mountain, Wisconsin, 13 miles away
      260 vertical feet
Villa Olivia, Illinois, 17 miles away
      180 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Thunderbird Lake:
White River, Walworth CountyCounty, 20 miles away
      Class I-II - 2 miles long (Lake Geneva to Lyons)
 National Parks Near Thunderbird Lake:
Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor, Lockport - IL, 38 miles away
 Trails Near Thunderbird Lake:
Fox River Trail, McHenry County, 3 miles away
Leather Leaf Bog Trail, McHenry County, 3 miles away
Lake Defiance Trail, McHenry County, 3 miles away
 Golf Courses Near Thunderbird Lake:
Prairie Isle Golf Club, Crystal Lake, 2 miles away
Mehenry Country Club, Mchenry, 3 miles away
 Lakes Near Thunderbird Lake:
Thunderbird Lake, McHenry CountyCounty, 1 miles away
Lake Killarney, McHenry CountyCounty, 2 miles away

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