Ice Skating Opens On Woods Creek Lake

LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL — An ice skating rink has opened on Woods Creek Lake. The rink at Indian Trail Beach will be the village's designated rink moving forward, and there will no longer be ice skating offered at Sunset Park and Stoneybrook Park, village officials in Lake in the Hills said Tuesday.

The village uses a flag system at Indian Trail Beach, 228 Indian Trail, to communicate current ice conditions. A green flag will be displayed when the ice is safe and open for skating. A red flag will be displayed when the ice is unsafe, and the rink is closed.

The ice skating rink is marked off, so skaters can identify the safe zone, and anywhere outside that area is considered dangerous to skate on. Village staff checks the ice thickness to determine if the ice is safe.

The lake floor under the ice is four feet deep from the shore and out to 70 feet from the shore.

Skating Rules

• The skating area is not supervised; skate at your own risk.
• The skating area is open from dawn to dusk.
• Public (free) skating only.
• No skating is allowed on "red flag" days when the air temperature exceeds 32 degrees or below 3 degrees.
• All users of skating areas are required to be courteous of others.

Anyone with questions can contact the village of Lake in the Hills Public Works Department at 840-960-7500 with any questions.