Lakewood Forest Preserve

Lakewood Forest Preserve is a forest reserve in Lake, Illinois. Lakewood Forest Preserve is situated nearby to the town Wauconda, as well as near the hamlet Lake Corner.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Bess Bower Dunn Museum and Bangs Lake.

Bess Bower Dunn Museum

Museum

Bess Bower Dunn Museum, formerly known as the Lake County Discovery Museum, is an interactive museum of history, art, and popular culture located in Libertyville, Illinois.

Bangs Lake

Lake

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Bangs Lake is a natural glacial lake that is located in Wauconda, Illinois. It is named after Justus Bangs, the first permanent settler in Wauconda, who arrived in the summer of 1836.

Air Estates Inc Airport is a defunct private airport in Fremont Township, Lake County, Illinois. It is located between Wauconda and Mundelein. The airport has one unpaved runway that is 2000 ft long and 150 ft wide. This airstrip is in a state of disrepair.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wauconda and Tower Lakes.

Wauconda

Town

Wauconda is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States, a northwest suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 14,084. It is the site of the Wauconda Bog Nature Preserve, a National Natural Landmark. Wauconda is situated 1½ miles west of Lakewood Forest Preserve.

Tower Lakes

Hamlet

Tower Lakes is a village in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,226. Tower Lakes is situated 3 miles southwest of Lakewood Forest Preserve.

Fremont Center

Hamlet

Fremont Center is an unincorporated community in Fremont Township, Lake County, Illinois, United States. Fremont Center is located at the junction of Illinois Route 60 and County Route 65V, 4.3 miles west-northwest of downtown Mundelein. Fremont Center is situated 3 miles northeast of Lakewood Forest Preserve.