William W. Powers State Recreation Area

Category: State park

Address: 12949 S Avenue O, Chicago, IL 60633, USA

Phone: +17736463270

Reviews

Sergio Gonzalez

Oct 28, 2022

Beautiful place and great for riding your bicycle

brandon harris

Oct 23, 2022

Just a beautiful and relaxing place.

Nicky Strahl

Oct 14, 2022

Great place to fish, hunt, hike, or just relax.

Tasha H

Oct 13, 2022

Beautiful!

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Questions & Answers

What do you fish 🐟 there

Willian Delgado | Nov 4, 2018
Lester Marszalek | Nov 4, 2019

Trout Bass blue gills salmon. Catfish pike Croppie Carp muskie.

Are there good contour maps of this lske?

Ishmael Latimore | Nov 3, 2021
Lester Marszalek | Nov 3, 2021

Yes at the office in the park.

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Do you need a fishing license

Joseph Woods | Nov 3, 2020
Lester Marszalek | Nov 3, 2020

Yes for Illinois.

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Dogs can go? I have two small dog,s

Maria Gaitan | Nov 4, 2019
Jesus N Ontiveros | Nov 4, 2019

Yes you can I've seen them at the park but with leash and make sure to carry plastic bags even if there is so much geese poop

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Is there a place to park a motor home?

Tracy Pickens | Nov 4, 2018
Danny Williams | Nov 4, 2018

They have general vehicle parking not sure if it can accommodate an RV.

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Can you metal detect the grass areas?

Ted Koski | Sep 4, 2022
Dave Wysocki | Sep 4, 2022

You can metal detect in most Illinois parks. There's a Illinois website that can give you all the information you need. Google it. Metal detecting laws for Illinois

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can you make reservations for the day of after 5:00

Susie Stephens | Aug 5, 2022
destiny webb | Aug 5, 2022

I don’t believe so but u could go up there an talk to the park rangers who work there,but 9 times out of 10 it’s open an free don’t need to reserve anything.hope this helps

How often do they stock wolf like

James Ware | Jun 6, 2022
Dave Wysocki | Jun 6, 2022

Once a year...

How often do they stock wolf lake?

James Ware | Jun 6, 2022
Dave Wysocki | Jun 6, 2022

I think they re-stock once a year

Anyone know if you can hammock here?

Tommy Seagraves | Nov 3, 2021
Tom Starcevich | Nov 3, 2021

I don't think so but I'm not sure give it a try see what happens 🤔🤷

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Is there RV camping at this RA?

Ja Kon | Nov 3, 2021
Emilio Rivera | Nov 3, 2021

Dont think so

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How do I apply for the daily blind lottery for waterfowl hunting?

Monica Eng | Nov 3, 2021
Tim Sparrey | Nov 3, 2021

Just south of the lil bridge are the offices in a white building... I'm sure that they can answer that question for you... I'm not a hunter myself but I see people in camouflage going into the offices...there's Conservation Police in their all the time to

Is there parking near the fishing area?

Sisters Inc | Nov 3, 2020
Louis Morgan | Nov 3, 2020

Tons of parking

Is there a fee?

Joseph Thorne | Nov 3, 2020
Dave Wysocki | Nov 3, 2020

No, unless you're having a group outing..

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When do u guys put trout in

Jorge Delgado | Nov 4, 2019
Jorge Delgado | Nov 4, 2019

What day or what time

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you can camp

Rito Castaneda | Nov 4, 2019
Nancy Spohn | Nov 4, 2019

No but there is a campground on Torrence ave., South of 159th. I think it's called shabonna campground

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Is there any limits for horse power on the fishing boat engine?

Bohdan Vasylyshyn | Nov 4, 2019
Michael Mapps | Nov 4, 2019

10-25 h.p lake is not very deep and at ramp it is very shallow.

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Is there any limits for the hourse power on the fishing boat engine?

Bohdan Vasylyshyn | Nov 4, 2019
Dave Wysocki | Nov 4, 2019

I believe that its still 10hp max .

is there camping? and if so is it free? or what is the price

C Squirrel RUN | Nov 4, 2019
Tom Starcevich | Nov 4, 2019

No camping

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how much is it per night and is there good fishing

dean foreman | Nov 4, 2018
tritondriver1 | Nov 4, 2018

No over night pretty good fishing

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