Pontiac, Illinois Micropolitan Area

Local camping, hiking, backpacking, lakes, beaches, whitewater, skiing and snowboarding information.

There are plenty of outdoors activities near Pontiac, Illinois if you know where to look. In the list below you can find a good outdoors place to go. As you can see you have plenty of things to choose from. Spending some time picking the right spot will make you trip more enjoyable.


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Campgrounds near Pontiac, Illinois:

Bayou Bluffs, Illinois, 11 miles away

Fish N' Fun, Illinois, 19 miles away

Glenwood Farms RV Camping, Illinois, 24 miles away

Glenwood RV Maintenance, Illinois, 24 miles away

Katchewan Lakes RV Park, Illinois, 22 miles away

Troll Hollow Campground, Illinois, 23 miles away

Whispering Pine Campground, Illinois, 24 miles away

Woodsmoke Ranch, Illinois, 23 miles away

Wildwood Campground, Illinois, 26 miles away

Ayers Landing Canoes, Illinois, 31 miles away

Viking Campground, Illinois, 31 miles away

* Distances listed are direct linear distances from the center of the metro to the center of the zips of the campgrounds, actual driving distance may be different.


Trails near Pontiac, Illinois:

Beaver Dam Hiking and Cross-Country Ski Trail, Kendall County, Illinois, 39 miles away

Fox Ridge Nature Trail, Kendall County, Illinois, 39 miles away

Prairie View Equestrian Trail, Kendall County, Illinois, 39 miles away

Tallgrass Nature Trail, Grundy County, Illinois, 31 miles away

Touch the Earth Trail, DeKalb County, Illinois, 49 miles away


Whitewater paddling spots near Pontiac, Illinois:

Covel Creek, Illinois, E.18th Road to Highway 71
28 miles away, class II, 6.5 miles long.


Vermilion River, Illinois, NW of Highway 178 to Oglesby Cutoff
37 miles away, class II-III, 7.7 miles long.


Bailey Creek, Illinois, N2300 Road to Vermilion River
38 miles away, class I-II(IV), 1.5 miles long.


Cedar Creek, Illinois, Cedar Creek Road to Peru Bottom Road
43 miles away, class I-II(IV), 5.9 miles long.


Little Vermilion River, Illinois, N3179 Road to IandM Canal
43 miles away, class I-II(III), 6.5 miles long.


Tomahawk Creek, Illinois, Troy Grove Blacktop to Little Vermilion
43 miles away, class II, 2.8 miles long.


Spring Creek, Illinois, 1600N Road to Rail Road bridge above Illinois River confluence
48 miles away, class I-II, 6.2 miles long.


Des Plaines, Illinois, Fishnet Rapids
51 miles away, class I-II, 4 miles long.


Fox River, Illinois, Batavia Dam
53 miles away, class I-II(IV), 0.05 miles long.


Turtle Creek, Wisconsin, Shopiere
89 miles away, class I, 4.7 miles long.


* Distances listed are direct linear distances from the center of the metro area to the middle of the river section listed, actual driving distance is longer.

Ski Resorts near Pontiac, Illinois:

Four Lakes, Illinois, 57 miles, vertical drop 100 feet

Villa Olivia, Illinois, 63 miles, vertical drop 180 feet

Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park (Snowboarding only - no skiing), Illinois, 68 miles, vertical drop 180 feet

Grand Geneva, Wisconsin, 88 miles, vertical drop 211 feet

Wilmot mountain, Wisconsin, 86 miles, vertical drop 260 feet

Alpine Valley, Wisconsin, 94 miles, vertical drop 388 feet

Chestnut Mountain, Illinois, 145 miles, vertical drop 475 feet

* Distances listed are direct linear distances from the center of the metro area to the ski areas listed, actual driving distance is longer.

Hotels in or near Pontiac, Illinois:

Comfort Inn Pontiac, Pontiac, Illinois, 6 miles away

Holiday Inn Express Pontiac, Il, Pontiac, Illinois, 6 miles away

Pontiac Super 8 Motel, Pontiac, Illinois, 6 miles away

Economy Inn, Lafayette, Indiana, 6 miles away

Chenoa Super 8 Motel, Chenoa, Illinois, 12 miles away

Super 8 Motel - Dwight, Dwight, Illinois, 15 miles away


Golf Courses near Pontiac, Illinois:

Wolf Creek Golf Course, Pontiac, Illinois, 4 miles away

Dwight Country Club, Dwight, Illinois, 15 miles away

Morris Country Club, Morris, Illinois, 27 miles away

Nettle Creek Country Club, Morris, Illinois, 27 miles away

Railside Golf Club, Gibson City, Illinois, 27 miles away

Streator City Municipal Golf Course Anderson Field, Streator, Illinois, 22 miles away


Lakes near Pontiac, Illinois:

Dwight Lions Lake, Livingston County, Illinois, 14 miles away

Hifer Lake, McLean County, Illinois, 12 miles away

Ransom Water Tower, La Salle County, Illinois, 14 miles away

Lentman Lake, Livingston County, Illinois, 20 miles away

Lake (historical) Genevieve, Ford County, Illinois, 21 miles away

Marseilles Pool, La Salle County, Illinois, 24 miles away

Lake Sibley, Ford County, Illinois, 21 miles away

Spring Lake, La Salle County, Illinois, 23 miles away

Turtle Pond, Livingston County, Illinois, 23 miles away


Beaches near Pontiac, Illinois:

Centennial Beach, DuPage County, Illinois, 54 miles away

Indian Trail Beach, McHenry County, Illinois, 70 miles away

Wonder Center Beach, McHenry County, Illinois, 80 miles away

Ardmore Hollywood Beach, Cook County, Illinois, 86 miles away

Calumet Park Beach, Cook County, Illinois, 84 miles away

Clarendon Beach, Cook County, Illinois, 85 miles away

Devon Avenue Beach, Cook County, Illinois, 86 miles away

Fifty-Seventh Street Beach, Cook County, Illinois, 84 miles away

Fiftyninth Street Beach, Cook County, Illinois, 84 miles away

Forty-Ninth Street Beach, Cook County, Illinois, 84 miles away

Fortyninth Street Beach, Cook County, Illinois, 84 miles away

Foster Avenue Beach, Cook County, Illinois, 86 miles away

Fullerton Beach, Cook County, Illinois, 85 miles away

Glenlake Avenue Beach, Cook County, Illinois, 86 miles away

Granville Avenue Beach, Cook County, Illinois, 86 miles away

Jackson Park Beach, Cook County, Illinois, 84 miles away

Lincoln Park Beach, Cook County, Illinois, 85 miles away

Montrose - Wilson Beach, Cook County, Illinois, 86 miles away

Munson Beach, Cook County, Illinois, 84 miles away

North Avenue Beach, Cook County, Illinois, 85 miles away

Oak Street Beach, Cook County, Illinois, 85 miles away

Rainbow Park Beach, Cook County, Illinois, 84 miles away

Rosemont Avenue Beach, Cook County, Illinois, 86 miles away

Sixty-seventh Street Beach, Cook County, Illinois, 84 miles away

Thirty-first Street Beach, Cook County, Illinois, 83 miles away

Thorndale Avenue Beach, Cook County, Illinois, 86 miles away

Twelfth Street Beach, Cook County, Illinois, 84 miles away

Wilson Beach, Cook County, Illinois, 85 miles away


National Parks near Pontiac, Illinois:

Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor, 54 miles

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, 114 miles

* Distances listed are direct linear distances from the center of the metro area to the parks listed, actual driving distance is longer.


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We recommend these good hotels in or near Pontiac, Illinois.
Comfort Inn Pontiac, Pontiac, Illinois
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6 miles away
Holiday Inn Express Pontiac, Il, Pontiac, Illinois
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6 miles away
Pontiac Super 8 Motel, Pontiac, Illinois
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6 miles away
Economy Inn, Lafayette, Indiana
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6 miles away
Chenoa Super 8 Motel, Chenoa, Illinois
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12 miles away
Super 8 Motel - Dwight, Dwight, Illinois
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15 miles away

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