Parks

There are 34 parks in Lake in the Hills with the smallest as Kennedy Triangle at .13 of an acre, our largest Sunset Park Sports Complex at 125 acres, and our largest Natural Resource of the Fen at 240 acres. The parks also include over 5 miles of off street bike paths.

The parks are maintained by the Public Properties Division in the Public Works Department. Scott Parchutz, is the Supt. Of Public Properties and is the main contact for this division.  Please visit the department page for information.

 

Park Listing

Avalon Park Barbara Key Park Butch Hagele Beach Cattail Park Celebration Park Dog Park (Bark Park) Dome Hill Echo Hill Park Echo Park Edward William Hynes Park Fen Ford School Park Hipskind Park Horner Park Indian Trail Beach Jaycee Park Ken Carpenter Park Kennedy Triangle

Kruetzer Farmstead LaBuy Park Larsen Park LeRoy Guy Park Lynn Dillow Park Nature’s View Park Nockels Park/LaBahn-Hain House Normandy Park Plote Field Richard Taylor Park Richard Taylor Skate Park Rolling Hills Park Ryder Park Stoneybrook Park Sunset Park Turtle Island Park

 

 

 

Bike Paths

The Village’s bike paths encompass over 6 miles of asphalt paths and 5 miles of on-road bike routes. We encourage all families with children to ride on the bike paths for the least amount of exchange possible with car traffic.

 

Rules of the Road and Path

For the best enjoyment when using the paths, please follow the rules listed:

1. Stay to the right of the path whenever possible.

2. Be courteous and aware of other users.

3. Yield and slow to others when entering, crossing, or turning onto a path.

4. Be predictable but expect other users – especially children, those wearing headphones, or talking on the phone – to be unpredictable.

5. Bicyclists, inline skaters, and skate boarders are strongly encouraged to wear a helmet.

6. If using a path with a group, do not block the entire path. Proceed single-file when necessary and announce upcoming hazards to the rest of the group.

7. If you must ride in the street:

• Ride WITH traffic,

• Ride single-file,

• Ride as close to the right edge of the road as practical,

• Follow all traffic signs and pavement markings as a car would.

 

Before You Ride

Before you go for a ride along any path in the area, it is important that your bike is in working order. Please follow the check list below prior to starting on your adventure:

1. Inflate tires to the proper amount.

2. Make sure the wheels are securely attached to the bike.

3. Check to make sure the handle bars are secured and attached properly.

4. Make sure the brakes are working properly.

5. Make sure your bike is equipped for safety, which would include required reflectors on the wheels and pedals.

6. Wearing a helmet may prevent you from being seriously injured in an accident.

7. Be smart - wear a helmet!

 

Park Usage Policies
All Lake in the Hills parks open at sunrise and close at sunset unless otherwise noted. The following are the general park rules and regulations

• Alcoholic beverages and illegal drugs prohibited

• Parking in designated areas for park patrons. Obey posted signs. No overnight parking.

• Motorized vehicles permitted on roads only.

• Leashes and clean-up are required for all pets. No pets are allowed on athletic fields.

• It is unlawful to litter, damage or destroy park property.

• Bicycles are prohibited on athletic fields and tennis courts.

• Snowmobiling is prohibited.

• Golfing is prohibited within any park facility.

 

 

 

Mosquito Abatement

Approximately $1 per resident goes towards keeping those pesky mosquitoes from invading your home each year. Our contractor – Clarke Mosquito – has overseen the mosquito abatement for the Village over the past 6 years.  Some of the ways they keep the growth of the mosquito population down is by monitoring the ponds, lakes, and waterways for larvae that develop after hard rains. Additionally, they will spray the Village four times for adult mosquitoes during the summer months.

 

How can you assist with reducing the mosquito population?

• Properly discard old tires and empty water found in any container outdoors holding water.

• Empty wading pools at least once a week and store indoors or up-side-down when not in use.

• Keep weeds and tall grass cut short around the house.

• Make sure door and window screens are tight fitting and in good repair.

• Cover trash containers to keep rain water out.

• Change water in bird baths twice a week.

• Pet dishes stored outside need to be emptied daily.

• Keep roof gutters free of leaves and other debris.

• Fill in tree rot holes and hollow stumps with sand or tree tar.

For Further information contact Clarke Mosquito at (800) 942-2555 or www.clarkemosquito.com

 

 

 

Eagle Eye - Neighborhood Park Watch

The Parks & Recreation Department in cooperation with the Police Department is coordinating their efforts to reach out to neighborhoods near parks.  If you live near a park and would like to participate as an Eagle Eye, we'd love to hear from you.  For more information, please contact Trudy Wakeman, Director of Parks & Recreation at (847) 960-7460 or twakeman@lith.org. 

 

For immediate assistance, call the listed numbers:

 

Emergency: 911

Suspicious Activity: (847) 658-5676

Vandalism of a Park/Non-Emergency: (847) 960-7460

 

Seemore says,

"Get involved by keeping an Eagle Eye on your parks"

 

 

 

Fen Nature Preserve

The Lake in the Hills Fen is a 260 acre nature preserve covered with over 400 species of native plants and wildflowers (more than 40 of which are classified as uncommon, rare, or endangered), over 60 species of birds, rare insects and geological features left from the Ice Age.

For more information regarding the Lake in the Hills Fen, contact the McHenry County Conservation District at (815) 338-6223.