Golf in Lake in the Hills

Lake in the Hills is a village in McHenry County, one of the faster-growing communities in Chicago's northwest exurbs. Set in the Fox River valley, the area transformed over recent decades from former farmland into a busy residential suburb as the metro pushed outward. Small lakes and stretches of woodland break up the gently shaped terrain that defines the surrounding county. The village's rapid expansion reflects the broader growth of McHenry County's southeastern corner, where new neighborhoods filled in around older crossroads communities. Golf here is anchored by a private country club set on the worked ground typical of the Fox River valley. For golfers, Lake in the Hills offers a round within a part of the county that grew quickly while retaining pockets of the water and woodland that shaped its early character.