Continent |
North America |
Country |
Illinois (USA) |
Next Big City |
Waukegan |
Next Town |
Zion |
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Type: |
Lake |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, Rescue, Toilet, Food |
Water
Type: |
Flat, Chop, Small wave |
Hazards: |
No information |
Quality: |
No information |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Flat to choppy water. Small waves with stronger winds.
Beach
Type: |
Grass, Sand |
Size: |
Big |
Hazards: |
Rocks |
Beach Users: |
No information |
Good big beach. Several miles long. Sharp grass after 100 ft. Stop kiting and walk upwind once you see the hotel since the beach gets real narrow up there and rocky.
Weather
Spring:
|
Normal |
Summer:
|
Shorts, Shorty |
Fall:
|
Normal |
Winter:
|
Thick |
Mostly sunny with little rain. Very warm in the summer but cold in spring and fall.
Wind
Best Months: |
March, April, May, September, October, November |
Wind Type: |
Thermal |
Best Direction: |
N |
Main Direction: |
No information |
Almost all the time the wind blows every day in the spring and fall about 10-25 knots gusty but ok to ride. The place to be on a North wind if you want the cleanest wind other than Montrose.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
No information |
It is beach park in the middle of Waukegan and Zion. Lots of access roads. Choose an excess with less people around, specially during summer.
Extra information
No restriction as long as you don't drop a kite on a person.
Nightlife