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Winter Recreation Report
Photograph Courtesy of John Parli The Forest Preserve District offers many opportunities to enjoy the outdoors in the winter! Ice Skating Both Goodenow Grove and Monee Reservoir have ice skating ponds open to the public when conditions allow. Ice thickness is checked daily and conditions are posted below. Sledding Goodenow Grove offers a 40-foot high sledding hill. Visitors can bring their own plastic sleds (no runners allowed), or tubes can be rented at Plum Creek Nature Center, located within Goodenow Grove (a driver's license or state ID and $1.00/day/tube fee are required). Warm up inside the Nature Center by the fireplace and enjoy a variety of nature-related exhibits after your sledding adventure. Goodenow Grove sled hill conditions are posted below. A new sledding opportunity for 2010 is offered at Butcher Road in the Forked Creek Greenway in Wilmington. This natural hill is not monitored for sledding conditions. Snowshoeing Monee Reservoir provides a 2.5-mile trail for enjoying the winter landscape. Snowshoe rental is available at the Monee Reservoir concessions building. Visitors are invited to warm up by a wood-burning stove after their trek. Concessions are also available. Cross-Country Skiing Monee Reservoir, Goodenow Grove, and many other preserves offer trails ideal for cross-country skiing after a snowfall. Please note that these recreation areas are unsupervised and all patrons use these areas at their own risk. Users must recognize that snow, weather, and general conditions can change rapidly, and therefore, users are solely responsible for evaluating current conditions at the time of their visit and for determining whether existing conditions are safe and suitable for any contemplated activity.

Current Conditions for Winter Recreation
Last Updated: 12/10/2011

Goodenow Grove
Sledding Hill Status:	Closed
Snow Cover on Sledding Hill:	N/A
Sledding Conditions:	N/A
Snapper Pond Ice Skating Status:	Closed
Cross-Country Skiing Snow Depth:	N/A
Upcoming Programs:	N/A

Monee Reservoir
Monee Reservoir Pond Ice Skating Status:	Closed
Snowshoeing/Cross-Country Skiing Snow Depth:	N/A
Upcoming Programs:	N/A

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