Naperville's Centennial Beach To Open At 50 Percent Capacity

NAPERVILLE, IL — Naperville Park District officials announced that a year after Centennial Beach was closed to the coronavirus pandemic, the site will be opened at 50 percent later this month as long as health guidelines remain moving in the right direction.

Park officials announced on Wednesday that the park will open on May 29 and is required to operate under guidelines issued by the Illinois Department of Public Health for Phase 4 of the state’s Restore Illinois Plan.

Due to the current state requirement to operate at 50% capacity, season memberships will be available to Naperville residents only, officials announced on Wednesday. Residents and non-residents alike will have the option to purchase daily admissions, and both members and daily admission guests will be required to complete an online reservation prior to each visit.

Information on how to complete a reservation and guidelines for visiting the facility will be released by the Park District the week of May 17 on the Centennial Beach website.

Park District officials announced that guests will be required to sit in designated seating zones per state health requirements. The Centennial Beach website will continue to be updated throughout the season as new information becomes available.

Centennial Beach memberships are available to Naperville Park District residents to purchase online at the park's website. Memberships purchased prior to May 29 will receive an Early Bird discounted rate, officials said.

The opening of the park later this month remains dependent on state health officials.

Last year marked the first time that Centennial Beach was closed for an entire season. Park officials announced the closure last June after DuPage County health officials would not issue a permit for the park to operate during Phase 3 of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Restore Illinois Plan. Although pools were part of the sites available to open during Phase 3, the fact the park is considered a beach kept it from opening, officials said last year.