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Woodhaven Lakes

Woodhaven Lakes

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Woodhaven Lakes is a privately owned camping resort, located in Sublette, Illinois in the United States.

Established in 1971 as a gated, members-only campground, Woodhaven Lakes comprises 1,756 acres (7.11 km2) of woodlands, seven man-made lakes, and over 15 miles (24 km) of hiking trails.

Lakes in the resort

  • Bass Lake (25.8 acres (10.4 ha))
  • Black Oak Lake (6.5 acres (2.6 ha))
  • Blue Gill Lake (0.5 acres (0.20 ha))
  • Hidden Lake (1.5 acres (0.61 ha))
  • Pine Lake (2 acres (0.81 ha))
  • Sunset Lake (7.2 acres (2.9 ha))
  • Woodhaven Lake (26.8 acres (10.8 ha))

The total area of the lakes is 70.3 acres (28.4 ha).

2015 tornado

On June 22, 2015, an EF-2 tornado touched down near Sublette, Illinois before damaging 700 acres (2.8 km2) of Woodhaven Lakes campground. 5 people were injured, several hundred campers were severely damaged, and thousands of trees were uprooted.[1] 5 days later, on June 27, campers were allowed to return to the site to assess the damages caused by the storm.[2]

41°39′30″N 89°16′51″W

References

  1. [1]
    "Hundreds of homes damaged when tornado hits Woodhaven Lakes campground in Sublette". Retrieved 2018-09-20.
  2. [2]
    "Woodhaven Lakes residents allowed into tornado-damaged campground". ABC7 Chicago. 2015-06-28. Retrieved 2018-09-20.



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