William W. Powers State Recreation Area

William W. Powers State Recreation Area is an Illinois state park administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources on 580 acres in the Hegewisch community area of the City of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States.

Type: Park
Description: state recreation area in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known as: “Powers State Recreation Area”
Address: 12949 South Avenue O, Chicago, IL 60633

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wolf Lake and Hegewisch station.

Wolf Lake

Lake

Wolf Lake is an 804-acre lake that straddles the Indiana and Illinois state line near Lake Michigan. It is smaller than it was prior to settlement by European colonizers because of infilling for development around the edges.

Hegewisch station

Railway station

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Hegewisch station is a commuter rail station in the city of Chicago, Illinois in the Hegewisch neighborhood, that serves the South Shore Line north to Millennium Station and east to the cities of Hammond, East Chicago, Gary, Michigan City, and South Bend, Indiana. Hegewisch station is situated 1¼ miles southwest of William W. Powers State Recreation Area.

Calumet College of Saint Joseph

College

Calumet College of St. Joseph is a private Catholic college in Hammond, Indiana, United States. It was founded in 1951 as an extension of Saint Joseph's College and is associated with the Missionaries of the Precious Blood. Calumet College of Saint Joseph is situated 2 miles east of William W. Powers State Recreation Area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hegewisch and Robertsdale.

Hegewisch

Suburb

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Hegewisch is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois, located on the city's far south side. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of Riverdale and South Deering to the west, the East Side to the north, the village of Burnham to the south and the city of Hammond, Indiana to the east.

Robertsdale

Neighborhood

Robertsdale is a neighborhood in northernmost Hammond, Indiana, north of 129th Street and south of Lake Michigan. It is bounded to the south by Pulaski Park, to the west by the Chicago neighborhood of East Side, to the north by Lake Michigan, and to the east by the cities of Whiting and East Chicago. Robertsdale is situated 2 miles northeast of William W. Powers State Recreation Area.

Burnham

Village

Burnham is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,046 at the 2020 census. Burnham has a Chicago ZIP code and was named for Telford Burnham, who drew its plat. Burnham is situated 2 miles southwest of William W. Powers State Recreation Area.