Outdoor Activities & Sports
- Fox River – Kayaking
- Fox River Bicycle Trail/Prairie Trail Bike Trail joining in Algonquin and only one block from Victorian Rose:
- Prairie Trail North (north towards Wiscinsin)
- Fox River Trail (south to Aurora)
- Raging Buffalo Snowboard Park, Algonquin
- Moraine Hills State Park, McHenry
- McHenry County Conservation District Parks
- Golf Club of Illinois
- Canoeing, Motorized boat docking on Fox River
- Kane County Cougars Minor Baseball
- Three Oaks Recreation Area
Festivals
- Algonquin Founders Days, Algonquin – July
- Summer Sunset Festival, Lake in the Hills – September
- Rotary Ribfest
- Elgin Fine Arts Festival – August
- McHenry County Fair, Woodstock – August
- Midwest Mozart Festival, Woodstock Opera House – August