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    Three Oaks Recreation Area

    4.0 (55 reviews)
    Open 6:30 am - 4:30 pm

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    Three Oaks Recreation Area - One of two lakes. - Beaches Near Me - Crystal Lake, Illinois
    Three Oaks Recreation Area - Beaches Near Me - Crystal Lake, Illinois
    Three Oaks Recreation Area - At the bar and grill area. Seating at the beach. - Beaches Near Me - Crystal Lake, Illinois
    Three Oaks Recreation Area - Beaches Near Me - Crystal Lake, Illinois
    Three Oaks Recreation Area - Beaches Near Me - Crystal Lake, Illinois
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    Three Oaks Recreation Area - Beaches Near Me - Crystal Lake, Illinois
    Three Oaks Recreation Area - Beaches Near Me - Crystal Lake, Illinois
    Three Oaks Recreation Area - Paddle boarding pricing $88 per person for 2 hrs - Beaches Near Me - Crystal Lake, Illinois
    Three Oaks Recreation Area - Entrance to the bar and grill area. - Beaches Near Me - Crystal Lake, Illinois
    Three Oaks Recreation Area - Beaches Near Me - Crystal Lake, Illinois
    Three Oaks Recreation Area - Beaches Near Me - Crystal Lake, Illinois
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    Much to do here!! Went canoeing‍Wed & back Thur, but this time paddle boating & to the beachthen the water park & back to the beach!! My kids LoVe it & it's not too far; 45min drive!! Wkdays is way better to go, as I'm not keen w/big crowds!! There's also water skiing w/jumps‍& etc!!

    West side in a little pocket, water was really shallow and crystal clear!!
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    Three Oaks is FABULOUS!!! Crystal Lake has done an AMAZING job on this place. You can tell they have clearly sunk some money into making this a true attraction. And I think they'll see a return on investment. It's very family oriented and is going to be a place that creates great memories for all. I grew up around here, but now live about 45 minutes away. I've driven by these quarries for 20-some years and it's nice to see them put to good use! It's so much more than just a beach! - Beautiful beach area in clean water. Fun swim platform. I think (?) I saw life-guards but i wasn't actually at the beach - Pavilions to rent with BBQ grills and picnic tables - Lots of green space for your lawn chairs, Baggo games (corn-hole, whatever), blankets, dogs, etc.. Did you hear that?! Bring your dog!! - Marina to rent fishing boats, miniature pontoon boats, kayaks, Stand-Up paddle boards, - Special area in the lake for Scuba diving practice - Brand-new separate lake with an out-of-this-world mechanical wakeboarding setup (opening June 2016). I've never seen anything like this. People will be coming from all around for this thing. - Concessions - Restaurant (opening June 2016) This was our first time here (Memorial Day) and we came to fish. We opted to rent a 14-foot fishing boat with trolling motor & fish-finder. We were also able to purchase fishing licenses here which is a really nice convenience! Now... here was my only issue of the day: we pulled into the main entrance and there was people working the gate where you pay to park and there were like 3 extra people just standing around doing nothing. But then when we got to the Marina to rent our boat, there was a fairly short line, but our transaction took AT LEAST a half-hour. There was only two people working the windows, sometimes one of them would walk away, and then they were also having to field phone calls which would stop my transaction and I had to wait while they helped people on the phone.... hence adding up to why my whole transaction took so long. So you've got three extra people standing at the Main Entrance doing NOTHING. And then you've got these two poor kids trying to run the Marina and they can't keep up with anything. There definitely should've been extra staff INSIDE the Marina helping, and also someone else specifically taking the phone calls. It was complete CHAOS. Now, while the girl helping could tell I was getting really frustrated - she was also very nice. I felt bad for her because she was doing her best to keep everyone happy. She was overwhelmed, which is NOT her fault. There should've been a Manager onsite figuring out the issues and resolving them. Once we got out of the marina and to the water: - The guys on the dock were helpful in explaining the boat/motor, helped me get into the boat, and gave tips on fishing locations. - Once out on the water it was so peaceful. It's so much larger than I realized, & the water is SO clear! Pretty shallow all around (deepest section 40 ft. Mostly 10-24). 4 hours out on the water and not one fish caught (i did catch a Bass, but as soon as i got him to the boat and out of the water he flopped right off my line). We could SEE the Bass and even a couple Pike sitting on the bottom, but they were just not interested in our bait. Unfortunately we forgot weights... so we were doing the best with what we had. Next time, we'll be back with better bait options. - Not sure if it's year round or just this time of season but there was a LOT of Lake bugs, they were really annoying. Good news: they seemed to be contained to the main shoreline, mostly on the Western wooded area. Open water/islands seemed much better. and nearly none by beach/marina. Make this place one of your next go-to places for a fun family day!! Definitely worth it. More communities should make places like this

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    If you're local it's awesome , if you're an out of towner like me you have to pay to park then pay to get in which sucks

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    Nice beach with good concessions and friendly employees. $10 each to get in if you aren't a resident of Crystal lake $6 for kids!

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    Great place to have a party, rent a pavilion, you won't be disappointed! Fish, swim, boat, water board, and soak in the beauty!

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    Beautiful place to go with your family for a boat ride, picnic, swimming, or hiking! I'm so lucky to live 5 minutes away!

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    Nice to walk around. The water is too cold to swim. I have to pay $10.00 because I don't live in Crystal Lake.

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    We love having this so close to us. We can rent a boat for a couple hours to fish. It is very clean and well kept.

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    Can we grill there? And do we have to reserve a spot if we want to grill? Or can we just go?

    Hi Lily, thank you for your questions. Three Oaks does have charcoal grills in the picnic grove which are available to the public on a first come, first serve basis. Gas and propane grills are not allowed. Thank you!

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    The splash pad is a great place for little kids and they have seating with a pergola to sit and watch.

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    Every year my work rents a boat and 10 to 15 of us with clients go out on the chain of lakes for 7…read morehours and have a great time. The ladies behind the counter were kind and informative. The kids that unhook the boat and send us off were kind. Our boat was pretty old but everything but the radio seemed to work fine. Wish i lived closed, its so nice on the water.

    I've literally came here for years and year after year it's the same thing…read more.. The word luxury premium pontoon boat What you get : no working radio mold and nasty carpet non working gauges They will pretend you are getting a working radio etc until you get there and it's too late and you have a nice silent 10 person boat ride for the day Gas You will be charged for gas ... gas is available on the lake you can fill it yourself They will refuse you to not fill any gas that isn't them filling it and with not one single boat or ski in their inventory with a working gas gauge most people don't realize that these boats don't hold more than 10-15 gallons of gas but will tell you it holds a million dollars of gas and will charged you as much as they can without you thinking it's impossible Customer service the owner - Kevin is insane They will tell you you broke things you didn't or make up that your prop was damaged it's always something As much as this place could have been fun and nice it's always some big scam or hassle I've prolly rented 15-20 times in 12 years here and not one time has it been what it was suppose to be. Last time I tried to confirm my boat had a working radio made sure it was the best they had and then the bait and switch you pull up your friends look at you and are like are you serious you have broken gauges moldy carpet no working radios even tho you triple checked ahead of time and them smiling when you pull back up pretending like you burned 100 gallons of gas in your tiny pontoon yacht that has a 12 gallon tank - just save the hassle Not sure where I'm gonna go this year to rent but this place just isn't worth the nightmare the boats and skis are ancient nothing works how you gonna charge me for gas with no gas gauge and even try to play like the tank holds 200 in gas they are literally Crazyyyy don't walk away runnnnnnnnnnnnnn

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