See Where You Can Sled, Skate and Snowboard in Naperville

Submitted by the Naperville Park District

Naperville Park District staff is preparing the Naperville Park District’s sled hills and skating areas to open for the winter 2015-2016 season when weather conditions allow.

Skating areas typically open on or after Dec. 15. However, they can open only after a period of extreme cold. Likewise, sled hills require a minimum amount of snow in order to open. Weather and conditions permitting, the skating season continues through Feb. 15 and the sledding season runs through Feb. 28.

The Park District maintains winter skating rinks at five locations. The following ice rinks will be lighted and open
until 10 p.m.:

• Centennial Park, 500 W. Jackson Ave.
• Nike Sports Complex, 288 W. Diehl Rd.
• Commissioners Park, 3704 111th St.

The fourth and fifth rinks, located at Gartner Park at 524 Gartner Road and at Meadow Glens, located at 1303 Muirhead Ave., are not lighted and close at dusk.

Hockey and broomball play is allowed only at the two boarded rinks at Centennial Park. A third rink at Centennial Park is for free skating only. No pucks or sticks are allowed on free-skating areas.

Sled Hills are open when the ground is frozen with 2 or more inches of snow and when there is no visible grass. Please note that wooden sleds, metal-runner sleds, skis, toboggans or snowboards are not allowed on Naperville Park District sled hills. The District offers one location exclusively for snowboarding: Weigand Riverfront Park at 2436 S. Washington St (no sleds are allowed on this hill).

The following sled hills are located in community parks or neighborhood parks. They have no concessions and close one hour after sunset, except Rotary Hill, which is lighted and open weekdays until 9:00 p.m. and Friday and Saturday until 10:00 p.m.

• Arrowhead Park, 711 Iroquois Ave.
• Brook Crossings, 1015 95th St.
• Country Lakes Park, 1835 North Aurora Rd.
• Gartner Park, 524 W. Gartner Rd.
• May Watts Park, 804 S. Whispering Hills Dr.
• Riverwalk Sled Hill at Rotary Hill, 441 Aurora Ave.

To check the status of skating, sledding and snowboarding areas, residents may access the District’s Rainout Line in five different ways:

• Call the Rainout Line number at 630-883-4242
• Visit www.napervilleparks.org/cancellations or go to our website and click on the Weather Cancellations & Closures tab
• Opt in to receive email updates
• Opt in to receive text updates
• Download the free smart phone app

The Naperville Park District’s sled hills and snowboarding hill are open whenever snow is at least two inches deep with no visible grass. Additional details are available via a link on the Weather Cancellations page at www.napervilleparks.org/cancellations.

If either Naperville Community Unit School District 203 or Indian Prairie School District 204 is closed due to winter weather, Naperville Park District programs scheduled prior to 3:00 p.m. will be cancelled. For programs occurring after 3:00 p.m., please check http://www.napervilleparks.org/cancellations after 2:00 p.m. for updated information.