Country Ridge Park, Wauconda, IL

Country Ridge Park sits on a 35-acre site that includes two baseball diamonds, a basketball court, two playgrounds, and a picnic shelter with restrooms and parking. A one-mile paved loop circles the park, connecting to the 1.4-mile Slocum Lake Trail that follows the shoreline of Slocum Lake and links to the Lake County Forest Preserve trail system. The park also contains a 12-acre restored prairie with interpretive signs and a small fishing pier on a retention pond stocked with bluegill and largemouth bass. The park’s location on the north edge of Wauconda places it less than one mile from Route 12, five minutes from downtown Wauconda’s grocery stores and restaurants, and roughly 15 minutes from the Hawthorn Mall and Metra station in Vernon Hills. The combination of active recreation space, preserved natural areas, and nearby commercial services gives residents convenient access to both daily needs and outdoor activities without leaving the immediate area.

Playground