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Great Oaks, Illinois
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| | Great Oaks is a campground that is extremely prized by the people from Lacon. A nice spot for whitewater paddling right next door to Great Oaks is Spring Creek; Marshall State Park is worth visiting. Very great water scenery is available at Barnes Lake Dam near Great Oaks; you'll hit upon a wonderful lake called Barnes Lake. You're sure to run into some smiling people from Lacon here; if you don’t have a problem getting wet, you can always go whitewater paddling on Cedar Creek. Through the warm days of summer here at Great Oaks, high temperatures frequently |
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get into the 80's. For the period of the dark hours of summer temperatures sink down into the 60's. For the period of the wintertime highs are mostly in the 30's while Great Oaks overnight low temperatures during the wintertime are in the 10's. Quite a lot of exciting things to
| do right next door to Great Oaks; spending time at this campground is incredibly fun. There's heaps of outdoors recreation available in the neighborhood such as playing golf, whitewater paddling, fishing, and swimming, so you won’t run out of things to do. The yearly rainfall here at Great Oaks is about average; through the month of June you get the most rain around here; the driest month is February. Camping out indisputably is a great thing to do; Great Oaks in Illinois is precisely the location. Yeah, come here to Great Oaks for a fine time. | |
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Bailey Creek has a delightful whitewater paddling spot nearby. This is such a pretty campground. Golf can be played at Lacon Country Club, and don't leave without visiting Donnelley/Depue State Park. Illinois has a lot of outdoors activities. The perfect variety of local
attractions and all the outdoors recreation will definitely have you coming back persistently. Many people pick Great Oaks in order to be in close proximity to Marshall State Park.
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LOCATION AND CONTACT INFO:
Address: Rr 1 Box 62 Lacon, Illinois 61540
Coordinates: Latitude: 41.0124 Longitude: -89.3839
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10 miles away
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Outdoors Recreation Near Peoria, Illinois Very comprehensive list of a variety of outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Peoria, Illinois, the metro area neareast to Great Oaks. Find info on campgrounds, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater and more.
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| These outdoors activities are available near Great Oaks. |
| | Camp Grounds Near Great Oaks:
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Condit's Ranch, Putnam
, 9 miles away |
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Seven Hills Camping Grounds, Metamora
, 12 miles away |
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Fondulac Park District, East Peoria
, 19 miles away |
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Farmdale Park, East Peoria
, 20 miles away |
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| | Hotels Near Great Oaks:
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Pines Motel & Sly Fox Lounge, Lacon
, 1 miles away |
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Henry Harbor Inn, Henry
, 6 miles away |
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Economy Inn, Chillicothe
, 9 miles away |
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Motteler's Thunderbird Motel, Chillicothe
, 9 miles away |
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Super 8 Motel - Chillocothe, Chillicothe
, 10 miles away |
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Sleep Inn Washington, Washington
, 16 miles away |
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Crestview Motel, Washington
, 16 miles away |
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| | Ski Areas Near Great Oaks:
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Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park (Snowboarding only - no skiing), Illinois
, 95 miles away, 180 vertical feet |
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Villa Olivia, Illinois
, 96 miles away, 180 vertical feet |
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Ski Snowstar, Illinois
, 97 miles away, 262 vertical feet |
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Chestnut Mountain, Illinois
, 97 miles away, 475 vertical feet |
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Four Lakes, Illinois
, 98 miles away, 100 vertical feet |
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| | Whitewater Near Great Oaks:
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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) |
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Cedar Creek, La Salle
County
, 23 miles away, Class I-II(IV) - 5.9 miles long (Cedar Creek Road to Peru Bottom Road) |
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Bailey Creek, La Salle
County
, 27 miles away, Class I-II(IV) - 1.5 miles long (N2300 Road to Vermilion River) |
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Little Vermilion River, La Salle
County
, 27 miles away, Class I-II(III) - 6.5 miles long (N3179 Road to IandM Canal) |
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Vermilion River, La Salle
County
, 28 miles away, Class II-III - 7.7 miles long (NW of Highway 178 to Oglesby Cutoff) |
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