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Overview of William W. Powers State Recreation Area- Facts, Trivia,and Historical Information : Wolf Lake straddles the Illinois and Indiana State line between 120th and 134th streets. The park road on the east side runs parallel to the Indiana line. It is not known how the area originally became known as Wolf Lake. Some local residents claimed Wolf was an early settler or an Indian chief; others said that years ago wolves were abundant around the lake and that the lake itself was in the shape of a wolf. The Chicago Historical Society was unable to verify any of these possibilities.In 1965...More

Services, Activities, Amenities, Attractions in (William W. Powers State Recreation Area): Park offers : Picnicking,Fishing,Boating,Winter Sports and Hunting.

Contact Information:
Address:12949 Avenue O Chicago, IL 60633
Phone No:773.646.3270

Hotels Close to William W. Powers State Recreation Area

Esa Chicago-lansing (6 miles - starting at $64)

Days Inn Lansing South (6 miles - starting at $54)

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Courtyard Marriott Hammond (7 miles - starting at $89)

Hampton Inn Munster (8 miles - starting at $94)

Motel 6 Hammond Chicago Area (8 miles - starting at $45)

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Attractions Near William W. Powers State Recreation Area

Beaches

Steamer Lane (127 miles)

Harbor Beach (289 miles)

Buskin Beach, Kodiak Island (292 miles)

Hiking

Loda Lake Trail (176 miles)

Hungerford Lake Trail (176 miles)

Bowman Lake Trail (176 miles)

Nordhouse Dunes Trail (188 miles)

Arboretum Trail (188 miles)

Lakes

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (23 miles)

Rend Lake (56 miles)

Lake Maxinkuckee (67 miles)

Geneva Lake (78 miles)

Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area (98 miles)

National Parks

Lincoln Home National Historic Site (169 miles)

Herbert Hoover National Historic Site (196 miles)

George Rogers Clark National Historic Park (206 miles)

Effigy Mounds National Monument (210 miles)

Amana Colonies (223 miles)

River

Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor (36 miles)

Fox River (52 miles)

Iroquois River (54 miles)

Wabash River (166 miles)

The Maquoketa River (175 miles)

State Parks

East Beach State Park (24 miles)

Tippecanoe River State Park (61 miles)

Prophetstown State Park (122 miles)

Whitewater Memorial State Park (196 miles)

Backbone State Park (214 miles)

For more Information about (William W. Powers State Recreation Area) Kindly visit the official
website:http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/PARKS/R2/Wmpow.htm

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