Whalon Lake — Attraction in Bolingbrook

How can there really be anything wrong with a beautiful Lake in a forest preserve?! The only thing I could have wished for is catching more than one extremely small blue gill.

We have had the opportunity to take my son's little Sun Dolphin 12' boat around the Lake early evening recently. The weather was overcast so we were hoping for some good fishing but with the temperature changing back-and-forth so quickly that may have been one of the issues.

The area around the Lake seemed pretty free and clear of rubbish. It was so nice to enjoy herons, egrets and other various ducks around the sides and swimming about. We definitely saw fish hitting the surface and all over the Lake. They just weren't very intrested in us.

The boat launch is very accessible and while one person is gathering or putting in belongings there is still Room for other watercraft to get in-and-out. There is a nice big pier. One to look out over the whole lake and take in the beauty.

There was a company renting kayaks the day we were there. I am not certain how often they are there or the actual times of the year?

There is a picnic area, dog park and playground. Also a beautiful walking path around the lake if your not boating and plenty of places to fish from the shore....

What an amazing space for hiking with family and pets!

Clean trails for hiking, the one around the lake is my favo— It was about 1.6 miles long, great for dog walking as well.

Although, there is a huge dog park (paid) at this location, we prefer to walk our dog on the trails and he loves meeting other dogs in the way. 🐶 If you’re cycling here and in case of any issues, there’s a whole repairing kit/tools provided adjacent to the restroom (at the entry).

Plenty of parking spots at different locations including the accessible parking. Kayaking, boating,fishing available at the lake which makes it a great spot for family fun time. #petfriendly #familyfun #lake...

Excellent place to kayak, fish, walk and just enjoy. There is a dog park that looks very well Maintained like the rest of the place . It’s a popular location as many people were there when we went. However, The bathrooms are not well kept as they were very gross when we went there. I would highly recommend this place to everyone to visit but go to the bathroom before hand. People in charge of this place: you have a beautiful place here please try and maintain the bathroom better. Lots of flies in there. We will visit again. Thank you for a beautiful quiet and enjoyable...