The current home field for The Lake County R/C Club is part of the Lake County Forest Preserve's Van Patten Woods. This field was built and is maintained by LCRCC and is hosted by The Lake County Forest Preserve.

Directions: 1/2 mile east of the I-94/US-41 junction on Russell Road in Russell, Illinois. Russell Road is just 1/2 mile south of the Wisconsin state line.

This is a "Special Use" area and a permit issued by the Forest Preserve is required for all R/C pilots. Permits are available to the public upon proof of Academy of Model Aeronautics membership and payment of a licence fee.  Although LCRCC membership is not required, it is the members of LCRCC that have made this R/C flying field an exceptional facility.

Get a Forest Preserve Permit