Camp to Lake Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Camp to Lake Trail is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Big Rock Forest Preserve near Big Rock, IL. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Camp to Lake Trail
3.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 693–703 ft
Out & Back · Big Rock Forest Preserve
Trailhead: Camp to Lake Trail · 41.75585, -88.51688
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:41 AM · sunset 6:55 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Camp to Lake Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto West Savanna Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Northwestern Lot Line Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto West Savanna Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Camp to Lake Trail, heading E.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 6:55 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:18 PM — 4 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from Camp to Lake Trail Trailhead
- Camp to Lake Trail & Northwestern Lot Line Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Northwestern Lot Line Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Siegler Lake–Central Connector Trail, 3 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 147 ft
- Siegler Lake–Central Connector Trail, 3 sights 5.4 mi · ▲ 141 ft
- Camp to Lake Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
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