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The 3 places worth the trip
Places near Lake Summerset by type
All 255 places by distance →One day from Lake Summerset
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:33 pm
62 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Lake Summerset
- Irish Grove Churchchurch · 30 min
- Hartley Memorial Woods Nature Preservemonument · 2 hrs
- Durand United Methodist Churchchurch · 30 min
- Colored Sands Forest Preservenature spot · 2 hrs
- Avon Bottoms Wildlife Areanature spot · 2 hrs
- Back in Lake Summerset
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Lake Summerset?
Lake Summerset Dam (dam, about 1 km), Laona Heights Forest Preserve (nature spot, about 3 km), Durand United Methodist Church (church, about 6 km), WREX-TV (Rockford) (attraction, about 27 km), Blackhawk Farms Raceway (attraction, about 29 km), Irish Grove Church (church, about 11 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Lake Summerset?
176 places on Spotwander: 61 churches, 35 parks, 23 wildlife, forests & gardens, 16 forts & heritage, 12 lakes, dams & reservoirs.
Which is the nearest church to Lake Summerset?
Durand United Methodist Church, about 6 km by road; Irish Grove Church (11 km) is next.
Which is the nearest park to Lake Summerset?
Purdy Park, about 28 km by road; Newark Road Prairie State Natural Area (28 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Lake Summerset?
Start in Lake Summerset, visit Irish Grove Church, then Hartley Memorial Woods Nature Preserve, then Durand United Methodist Church, then Colored Sands Forest Preserve, then Avon Bottoms Wildlife Area, and drive back — about 62 km by road in all.