Editing Yorkville, Illinois (section)

==Parks and recreation==
Raging Waves waterpark, the self-proclaimed largest waterpark in Illinois,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ragingwaves.com/|title=Raging Waves|website=Raging Waves}}</ref> is in Yorkville. It opened in 2008 and owns about {{convert|45|acre}} of property.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121015192255/http://ragingwaves.com/press-release/2012pressrelease/RW-Press-kit-2012.pdf  Raging Waves Press Kit]</ref>

The Marge Cline Whitewater Park (on the Fox River) opened in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Water Resources|url=https://www2.illinois.gov/dnr/WaterResources/Pages/YorkvilleDam.aspx|access-date=2020-08-17|website=www2.illinois.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Marge Cline Whitewater Course|url=https://www.yorkville.il.us/facilities/facility/details/Marge-Cline-Whitewater-Course-37|access-date=2020-08-17|website=Yorkville, IL|language=en}}</ref> It is the only whitewater park of its kind in Illinois, similar to [[St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan)|East Race]] in South Bend, Indiana. It offers opportunities for [[Canoe freestyle|freestyle kayaking]], slalom kayaking and river [[Tubing (recreation)|tubing]]. It is named after Marge Cline, former president of [[American Whitewater]] (1982–1988), National Board of Directors of [[American Canoe Association]], President of Midwest Division of ACA, and member of the Chicago Whitewater association.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chicago Whitewater Association - MargeClineMemorial|url=https://cwa.wildapricot.org/MargeClineMemorial|access-date=2020-08-17|website=cwa.wildapricot.org}}</ref>