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. Find a Business in the Pontiac, Illinois Micropolitan Area Business TypeOR Business Name Books about Pontiac Books from Amazon.com about Pontiac, Illinois. High Quality Topo Map of the Area Hikercentral outdoors article of the week.   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. Camping Gear Info       Go to Illinois Index    We recommend these good 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