LaBahn Hain House/Nockels Park, Lake in the Hills, IL

LaBahn Hain House/Nockels Park occupies a 55-acre site along the Kishwaukee River in Lake in the Hills, providing residents with direct river access and a 2.3-mile loop trail used for walking, running, and cycling. The park contains a playground, two picnic shelters with grills, and a fishing area stocked annually by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. A restored 19th-century farmhouse serves as a community meeting space, while adjacent open fields host youth soccer and lacrosse programs through the Crystal Lake Park District. The park connects to the 40-mile Prairie Trail via an underpass beneath Algonquin Road, allowing cyclists to reach downtown Crystal Lake or the Fox River without crossing traffic. Native prairie plantings and mature oak stands create habitat for birds and pollinators, and the site’s topography offers elevated views of the river corridor. The park is located 1.5 miles from the Lake in the Hills Public Library and within a ten-minute drive of the Algonquin Commons retail corridor and the Metra Union Pacific Northwest line station in Crystal Lake.

Fishing Parking Shelter

Location

City Lake in the Hills

State Illinois

Averages

Taxes $5,783

House $273,300

Townhouse –

Condo –