Parks

Recreation and relaxation are very important to this community, as shown through the number of parks maintained. The Fox Lake community offers its residents and guests more parks than many far larger localities.

Adams Spring Park, located on Highway 33 on the south end of the city, features a memorial to Bunny Berigan, a famous jazz trumpeter who performed with some of the best bands of yesteryear.

The Bunny Berigan Jazz Jubilee is an annual event which brings in some of the best jazz bands of the Midwest, and fans from all over the world in May.

Clausen Park, located on the north end of the City of Fox Lake, features a 60-foot-tall Memorial Tower, donated to the city by Leon Clausen in 1955. Public restrooms are at the base of the tower. Clausen Park is the site of the annual Memorial Day Observances, as well as other activities.

Riverside Park is immediately west of Clausen Park. It features a large playground, BBQ grills, and a shelter for picnickers and other guests. It also has a public boat launch, with parking for vehicles, as well as a handicapped accessible pier for fishing.

Riverside Memorial Park, the immediate area's most prominent cemetery, contains the remains of numerous military veterans, from the civil war to the present.

It also is the final resting place of William Shore, who, it is said, was the rejected lover of Florence Nightingale.

Firemen's Park offers baseball diamonds, as well as volleyball and basketball courts.

It is also the location of the Annual Fun Fest, and is located adjacent to the City of Fox Lake offices, fire department, police department and community center.

Town Park, located between Blackhawk Trail and the northwest corner of the lake, is in the Town of Fox Lake.

It has a handicap accessible pier, public access for boating, a shelter with restrooms, and is the location for the Concerts In The Park series of live music events during the summer months.

The Fox Lake Aquatic Park is located just east of the Fox Lake Community Center, and features pools to keep kids and adults cool on those hot summer days.

The John 'Red' Solis Memorial Park is a new addition to the west end of the city, and is located on Forest Street in the City of Fox Lake, has colorful playground equipment to challenge and exercise our young people.

Veterans' Memorial Park is a small park on the corner of College and State streets in the City of Fox Lake. It was constructed in 2002 to honor all area veterans.

The West Crocker Street Park in the center of the city has a newly built 1/2 basketball court besides playground equipment and softball area.