Swan Lake
About
Swan Lake is a boat launch in Illinois, within the Mississippi River Wildlife Management Area and about 4 miles from the town of Batchtown. Spring and fall bring the most comfortable weather. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show highs around 68°F in April and 69°F in October. Summer runs hotter, with July highs near 89°F. Within a few miles, Duncan Farm Trail and Gilbert Lake Hiking Trail offer hiking, the Swan Lake Levee Trail sits about 6.6 miles away, and the Sandy Chute paddling route lies just across the state line in Missouri.
Location
Hardin
Illinois
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Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Apr–May. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 68–77°F and lows of 45–56°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the St Charles Co Ap, MO weather station, 11 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan40° high22° low
- Feb45° high26° low
- Mar56° high34° low
- Apr68° high45° low
- May77° high56° low
- Jun86° high65° low
- Jul89° high68° low
- Aug88° high66° low
- Sep81° high57° low
- Oct69° high46° low
- Nov55° high35° low
- Dec44° high27° low
Where it is
- MISSISSIPPI RIVER WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA · Public land
- Nearest town
- Batchtown, Illinois · 4 mi
Source: NIFC Jurisdictional Units; USGS GNIS populated places
Nearby
- Duncan Farm TrailHiking5.8 mi
- Gilbert Lake Hiking TrailHiking6.2 mi
- I: Meadow SlabRock climbing6.4 mi
- J: Boy Scout CoveRock climbing6.4 mi
- H: Eagle WallRock climbing6.4 mi
- Swan Lake Levee TrailHiking6.6 mi
- Sandy ChuteCanoeing7.3 mi
- Otter CreekCanoeing9 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
