Great Oaks, Illinois

  As if Great Oaks wasn't enough, you can also go swimming, fishing, whitewater paddling, and playing golf, so possibly you want to stay a while. Scores of people camp here when going to Marshall State Park. If you want a tremendous time in the great outdoors, just come on down to Great Oaks. Great Oaks is not the only place close by, Barnes Lake is a close by lake.
The kind people working here and the huge amount of entertaining stuff to do beat anything. Great Oaks is a very well loved campground by people of Lacon.
Ok, it's been too long since
    you went outside, it's time to go camping, and Great Oaks in Illinois is a really fine location to spend some time. Whitewater paddling is delightful on Spring Creek, and lots of people from Lacon come here.
Great Oaks gets a common amount of annual rainfall; through the month
of June you get the most rain around here, and February on the other hand is the driest. All the pleasant local attractions in close proximity and such a vast number of things to do are sure to keep you coming back time and again. You positively should pop by Marshall State Park if you're here at Great Oaks, and get yourself into a kayak and hit Bailey Creek.
Why not explore Barnes Lake Dam if you're here, and get wet paddling on Cedar Creek. There is so much entertaining stuff in close proximity to Great Oaks, and it's always fun being here.
With
 
so much stuff to do in Illinois you'll never get bored. For the period of the warm days of summer at Great Oaks temperatures are mostly in the 80's, and through the night it cools down to the 60's. The wintertime comes with highs in the 30's, and through the dark hours in the wintertime at Great Oaks temperatures descend to the 10's. This campground is so lovely. Why not spend some time golfing at a close by golf course like Lacon Country Club, and Great Oaks is in close proximity to Donnelley/Depue State Park which is a beautiful site.

LOCATION AND CONTACT INFO:

Address:
Rr 1 Box 62
Lacon, Illinois 61540

Coordinates:
Latitude: 41.0124
Longitude: -89.3839

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Condit's Ranch, Putnam , 9 miles away
Seven Hills Camping Grounds, Metamora , 12 miles away
Menno Haven Camp & Retreat Center, Tiskilwa , 19 miles away
Fondulac Park District, East Peoria , 19 miles away
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Super 8 Motel - Chillocothe, Chillicothe , 10 miles away
Sleep Inn Washington, Washington , 16 miles away
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Americinn - Peoria, Il, Peoria , 19 miles away
Stoney Creek Inn - East Peoria, East Peoria , 20 miles away
AmericInn Princeton, Princeton , 20 miles away
Econo Lodge Princeton, Princeton , 21 miles away
 Ski Areas Near Great Oaks:
Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park (Snowboarding only - no skiing), Illinois , 95 miles away, 180 vertical feet
Villa Olivia, Illinois , 96 miles away, 180 vertical feet
Ski Snowstar, Illinois , 97 miles away, 262 vertical feet
Chestnut Mountain, Illinois , 97 miles away, 475 vertical feet
Four Lakes, Illinois , 98 miles away, 100 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Great Oaks:
Spring Creek, La Salle County , 22 miles away, Class I-II - 6.2 miles long (1600N Road to Rail Road bridge above Illinois River confluence)
Cedar Creek, La Salle County , 23 miles away, Class I-II(IV) - 5.9 miles long (Cedar Creek Road to Peru Bottom Road)
Bailey Creek, La Salle County , 27 miles away, Class I-II(IV) - 1.5 miles long (N2300 Road to Vermilion River)
Little Vermilion River, La Salle County , 27 miles away, Class I-II(III) - 6.5 miles long (N3179 Road to IandM Canal)
Vermilion River, La Salle County , 28 miles away, Class II-III - 7.7 miles long (NW of Highway 178 to Oglesby Cutoff)
 Golf Courses Near Great Oaks:
Lacon Country Club, Lacon , 1 miles away
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