Messenger Woods Forest Preserve, Illinois     Custom Search   AMENITIES: Tent camping is available Fishing Boating Restrooms Picnic and Barbecue area is available Tap Water Activities: fishing and canoeing There are needless to say restrooms at this campground; there are water hookups. Messenger Woods Forest Preserve is a very popular campground among people in New Lenox. At Messenger Woods Forest Preserve exciting stuff to do is bountiful, and campgrounds like these are magnificent. All the great local attractions around here and the great variety of outdoors recreation are sure to keep you coming back many times. A lot of people camp here to be right next door to Illinois & Michigan       Canal National Heritage Corridor. There's so many things to do at Messenger Woods Forest Preserve including fishing, whitewater paddling, swimming, and playing golf, so you won’t get bored. The friendly ambiance and the skillfully   looked after facilities attract folks from far and near. In Illinois you never run out of outdoors enjoyable stuff. The category I-II Fishnet Rapids portion of Des Plaines is 4 miles long. This sweep of Des Plaines is a place where beginners should come paddling. Always check conditions in advance of a trip paddling in view of the fact that paddling is a treacherous pastime. Why don't you go on a trip to close by Haunted Trails and race a go-kart while here at Messenger Woods Forest Preserve. A trip to Kankakee River State Park when you're here at Messenger Woods Forest Preserve is a magnificent idea; a tremendous zoo near Messenger Woods Forest Preserve is Cosley Zoo; they have   scores of pretty animals. If you come to this campground, you will have a good time for sure. For you golfers we recommend nearby Willow Run Golf Course, and since you're here, you could also have a look at stunning Tampier Lake.   Altamont IL Cobblestone Inn And Suites, Altamont 5 miles away    Hilton Garden Inn Chicago-Tinley Park, Tinley Park 7 miles away    Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Tinley Park, IL, Tinley Park 7 miles away    Homewood Suites By Hilton Orland Park, Orland Park 7 miles away Other campgrounds near Messenger Woods Forest Preserve, Illinois:    Martin Campground-joliet, Joliet, 6 miles away    Green Fields Campground, Elwood, 8 miles away    A-ok Campgrounds Of Frankfort, Frankfort, 8 miles away    Enchanted Shores, Peotone, 14 miles away    RV Park At Hollywood Casino Joliet, Joliet, 14 miles away    Empress Rv Resort, Joliet, 14 miles away    Hammel Woods Forest Preserve, Joliet, 17 miles away    Fossil Rock Recreation Area, Wilmington, 17 miles away    Leisure Lake Resort, Shorewood, 18 miles away    Forsythe Woods Youth Group, Wilmington, 19 miles away Marinas near Messenger Woods Forest Preserve, Illinois:    Old Plank Marina, Frankfort, 8 miles away    Big Basin Marina, Channahon, 20 miles away Paddling Rivers Near Messenger Woods Forest Preserve, Illinois:    Des Plaines, Will County, 9 miles away       Class I-II - 4 miles long (Fishnet Rapids)    Fox River, DuPage / Kane County, 29 miles away       Class I-II(IV) - 0.05 miles long (Batavia Dam) Public Lands near Messenger Woods Forest Preserve, Illinois:    Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor, Lockport - IL, 4 miles away    Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Porter - IN, 64 miles away    Kankakee River State Park, Illinois, 19 miles away    Goose Lake Prairie State Park, Illinois, 27 miles away    Mazonia-Braidwood Wildlife Area, Illinois, 29 miles away Golf Courses Near Messenger Woods Forest Preserve, Illinois:    Sanctuary Golf Course, New Lenox, 3 miles away    Willow Run Golf Course, Mokena, 4 miles away    Ruffled Feathers Golf Course, Lemont, 4 miles away    Broken Arrow Golf Club, Lockport, 5 miles away    Cog Hill Golf & Country Club, Lemont, 5 miles away Lakes Near Messenger Woods Forest Preserve, Illinois:    Tampier Lake, Cook County, 5 miles away    Turtlehead Lake, Cook County, 11 miles away Current weather conditions at Messenger Woods Forest Preserve, Illinois Local climate location: WHEATON 7 miles away Outdoors Recreation Near Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Illinois-Indiana-Wisconsin Outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Illinois-Indiana-Wisconsin, the metro area neareast to Messenger Woods Forest Preserve. Find info on campgrounds, marinas, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater, golf courses and more.   Illinois Campgrounds Complete list of all campgrounds in Illinois Will County Campgrounds Complete list of all campgrounds in Will County Books about campgrounds in Illinois List of books available on Amazon.com about campgrounds in Illinois.