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Trail map. The Prairie Trail is a 26-mile-long (42 km) [1] shared use path for walking and cycling, located in McHenry County, Illinois. The path is part of the Grand Illinois Trail and connects McHenry County to other trails in the Chicago metropolitan area. It is considered to be a good example of converting old methods of transportation to a ...
McHenry is home to Moraine Hills State Park which has many miles of hiking trails and connects to the Stratton Lock and Dam. Fishing from the dam is allowed only with a valid fishing license. [32] [33] In addition to several dozen city parks, the Prairie Trail — a sub-section of the larger Grand Illinois Trail — runs through the middle of ...
Fox River Trail highlighted in red. The Fox River Trail is a multi-use path in Illinois along the Fox River. Largely in Kane County, the trail connects the communities of (North to South) Algonquin, Carpentersville, Dundee, Elgin, South Elgin, St. Charles, Geneva, Batavia, North Aurora, Aurora, Montgomery, and Oswego.
Coordinates. 42°18′37″N 88°14′57″W / 42.31028°N 88.24917°W / 42.31028; -88.24917. Area. 2,200 acres (890 ha) Established. 1939. Governing body. Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Moraine Hills State Park is an Illinois state park on 2,200 acres (890 ha) in McHenry County, Illinois, United States.
The McHenry County Conservation District ( MCCD) is a conservation district located in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. MCCD was founded in 1971 and manages and maintains approximately 25,000 acres [1] of land throughout the county. This includes parks, conservation areas, campgrounds, bicycle trails, hiking trails, and horse trails.
Geocode. 00685. FIPS code. 17-00685. Website. www.algonquin.org. Algonquin is a village in McHenry and Kane counties, Illinois, [3] in the United States. It is a suburb of Chicago, located approximately 40 miles (64 km) northwest of the Loop. As of the 2020 census, the village's population was 29,700.
Prairie Point, located along Cunat Court is a neighborhood on the village's eastern side, just west of Pyott Road. It included 3-story condominium buildings and a neighborhood recreational center and pool. Boulder Ridge is a gated community in the central section of town, north of Algonquin Road, south of Miller Road and east of Frank Road. It ...
Kishwaukee River. A great blue heron wades on the South Branch Kishwaukee River in DeKalb, Illinois, September 2006. The Kishwaukee River, locally known as simply The Kish, is a 63.4-mile-long (102.0 km) [2] river in the U.S. state of Illinois. [3] It is a tributary of the Rock River [4] and its name derives from the Potawatomi word for "river ...