Pontiac, Illinois Micropolitan Area

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Hotels near Pontiac, Illinois:

Holiday Inn Express PONTIAC, Pontiac
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5.7 miles away
Comfort Inn Pontiac, Pontiac
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5.9 miles away
Super 8 Pontiac, Pontiac
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6 miles away
Super 8 Motel - Chenoa, Chenoa
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13.1 miles away
Super 8 Dwight, Dwight
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16.3 miles away
Americas Best Value Inn - Streator, Streator
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21.9 miles away
* Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different.

Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor
54 miles away
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....

Four Lakes
57 miles away
Local ski hill, lots of fun in the winter....

Villa Olivia
63 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....

Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park
68 miles away
Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park allows skiers now, they used to be snowboarding only but they've changed. Snowboarders and skiers now coexist in peace and harmony on this hill....

Wilmot mountain
88 miles away
I love wilmot, i go there almost every day in hte winter. Last season, i even went on christmas day. It was great....

Grand Geneva
90 miles away
I think Grand Geneva is where I went skiing last year when I was up there visiting some old friends, but it may have been some other similar place. It was my first time skiing, it was great. I fell a lot but you know, you just get up again, that's just the way it goes. Looking forward to going again some time....

Alpine Valley
96 miles away
Alpine Valley is a very good ski resort for being in Wisconsin, it's a bit more on the easy side of the spectrum so if you're an advanced skier you might get bored. But I love it, it's a great place for a relaxing day of skiing. I come here a lot with my family and we all like it....


Campgrounds near Pontiac, Illinois:

   Bayou Bluffs, Cornell, 13 miles away
      
   Fish N' Fun, Mc Nabb, 19 miles away
      



Paddling Rivers Near Pontiac, Illinois:

   Covel Creek, La SalleCounty, 28 miles away
      Class II - 6.5 miles long (E.18th Road to Highway 71)




Ski Areas Near Pontiac, Illinois:

   Four Lakes, Illinois, 58 miles away
      100 vertical feet
Local ski hill, lots of fun in the winter....

   Villa Olivia, Illinois, 64 miles away
      180 vertical feet
...illa Olivia is a great place to bring your family specially of you have small ki...

   Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park, Illinois, 68 miles away
      180 vertical feet
... but they've changed. Snowboarders and skiers now coexist in peace and harmony o...

   Wilmot mountain, Wisconsin, 88 miles away
      260 vertical feet
...lmost every day in hte winter. Last season, i even went on christmas day. It was...

   Grand Geneva, Wisconsin, 91 miles away
      211 vertical feet
...n some other similar place. It was my first time skiing, it was great. I fell a ...

   Alpine Valley, Wisconsin, 97 miles away
      388 vertical feet
...in, it's a bit more on the easy side of the spectrum so if you're an advanced sk...




Golf Courses Near Pontiac, Illinois:

   Wolf Creek Golf Course, Pontiac, 3 miles away
      
   Dwight Country Club, Dwight, 13 miles away
      



Lakes Near Pontiac, Illinois:

   Hifer Lake, McLean CountyCounty, 12 miles away
      
   Dwight Lions Lake, Livingston CountyCounty, 14 miles away
      



National Parks near Pontiac, Illinois:

   Illinois & Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor, Lockport - IL, 54 miles away
      ...The Governor’s office recently announced that the State of Illinois will be clos...



  

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