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Many people like to go to Tomahawk Slough. If you're visiting Tomahawk Slough from Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, you won't be the only one, and Tomahawk Slough is a great site to visit for more than one day, A-ok Campgrounds Of Frankfort is a great site to camp nearby. If you need a site to stay Springhill Suites By Marriott Chicago Southwest Burr Ridge Hinsdale is a great choice, and do go to Crooked Creek while you're here at Tomahawk Slough. Nearby lakes? Sure,
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| | Saganashkee Slough is next to Tomahawk Slough; Bull Frog Lake Dam is not far at all from Tomahawk Slough.
Everybody close by loves skiing at Four Lakes, and enjoy a round of golf at Flagg Creek Golf Course Restaurant. This is no site for people who don’t like to have fun. After a long day outdoors Marriott Chicago Southwest At Burr Ridge is a wonderful site to spend a night or two; naturally, all our national parks are great sites to check out and Illinois | |
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& Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor is no exception. Tomahawk Slough gets a common amount of rain; the month of July is the wettest with most of the rain, and the driest month is February.
This lake is so wonderful. The
slopes of Villa Olivia are so inviting noone can resist, and whitewater paddling is great on Des Plaines. This lake is so wonderful. near Tomahawk Slough you'll find a wooded region called Columbia Woods, unsurprisingly you could
also take a look at Bull Frog Lake if you're here; it's not far at all. If you like the outdoors, you'll adore Tomahawk Slough.
Windy City Campground is a magnificent local campground, and a nice swamp next to Tomahawk Slough
is Cramer Slough. For the period of the warm months here at Tomahawk Slough, high temperatures typically get into the 80's. Summer nighttime lows dip down to the 60's. Through the winter highs are in the 20's, and after the sun is down during the winter temperatures at Tomahawk Slough descend into the 10's.
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Coordinates:
Latitude: 41.705
Longitude: -87.90139
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Outdoors Recreation Near Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Illinois-Indiana-Wisconsin
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Four Lakes, Illinois, 13 miles away
100 vertical feet |
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Des Plaines, Will CountyCounty, 13 miles away
Class I-II - 4 miles long (Fishnet Rapids) |
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Turtlehead Lake
 | Nice bike trails-- not too many people.... |
Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor
 | 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.... |
Windy City Campground
 | This campground is closed.... |
Des Plaines
| 12 miles away
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.... |
Busse Lake
| 18 miles away
Not quite warm enough for good fishing.... |
Villa Olivia
| 22 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.... |
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3 miles away
