Veterans Acres (Crystal Lake, Illinois)

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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 Nature Center, Rotary Building and Rotary Warming House. This park boasts a variety of outdoor athletic fields and recreational areas including restrooms, two picnic shelters, a playground, two lighted tennis courts, a basketball court, horseshoe pit, Mary Peacock softball field used by the Girls Softball Association, Frank Repp baseball field used by Babe Ruth Baseball League, two sled hills and an ice skating pond formed by glacial retreat many years ago.

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 South also winds through Veteran Acres.

A concession stand offers a variety of refreshments during summer Babe Ruth league games and special events held at the park. Shelter, building and picnic grove rentals are available.
www.crystallakeparks.org/Parks-Facilities/Veteran-Acres...