Veteran Acres Park

Entrances off of Route 176 and Walkup Road - 140 Acres

Veteran Acres is one of the crown jewels of the Crystal Lake Park District. Located on the site are the Crystal Lake Park District Nature Center, Rotary Building and Oakwoods Lodge. This park boasts:

  • Frank Repp baseball field used by Babe Ruth Baseball League
  • Restrooms
  • Two (2) picnic shelters
  • Acorn Alley Playground & Splash Pad (operational Memorial Day-Labor Day Weekends)
  • Two (2) lighted tennis courts
  • Basketball court
  • Mary Peacock softball field used by the Girls Softball Association
  • Sled Hill
  • Pond, walking paths, boardwalk and fishing pier

Passive recreation lovers enjoy groomed cross country ski trails in the winter and hiking trails through natural areas including Sterne's Woods and Wingate Prairie, an Illinois Nature Preserve. McHenry County Conservation District's Prairie Trail also winds through Veteran Acres.

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