Monee Reservoir features a 46-acre lake providing fishing and boating opportunities. Free shoreline fishing is available, or rowboats can be rented from the concessions building. Canoes, kayaks, pedal boats, and trolling motors are also available for rental, or you can purchase a one-day or season launch pass to use your own canoe or kayak. Boats are rented April 1 through October 31. Receive a free boat rental after five identical rentals with a "Monee Madness" card - get yours at the concessions building!

Groups can enjoy the peaceful setting of Monee Reservoir for a family outing. Three picnic sites can be reserved for large get-togethers, or individual tables are available for family picnics on a first-come, first-served basis. The reservoir's open spaces are ideal for such activities as kite flying and bird watching. Visitors to the site can also enjoy the 2.5-mile hiking trail that loops through a wetland, home to many forms of wildlife.

The concessions building, open daily except Mondays, offers bait, fishing licenses, and snacks for sale. A fishing license is required for anyone at least 16 years of age who fishes a public Illinois waterway. Additionally, horseshoes, ladder ball equipment, bean bag games, volleyball games, snowshoes, and fishing poles can be rented. 

The following bait is available for sale:

• Large Minnows - $2/dozen
• Small Minnows - $2/dozen
• Nightcrawlers - $2.50/dozen
  
• Jumbo Red Worms - $2.50/30 count
• Little Red Worms - $2.50/50 count
  
• Wax Worms - $2/20 count
• Wax Worm Tub - $9/approximately 250 count
• Dough Bait - $4/jar
• Stink Bait - $5/jar

Minnows must be purchased from the concessions building. The use of live crayfish is prohibited.

The lake is stocked with bluegill, black crappie, largemouth bass, and channel catfish. Taking frogs, turtles, and mussels is prohibited. Catch and Release fishing is encouraged, but daily limits are: