January 2, 2012
County Press Release
As winter arrives and temperatures start to drop, Westchester residents can get ready to head out for some great winter fun at locations all over the county.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY PARKS FOR SKIING AND SLEDDING AND SKATING
As winter arrives and temperatures start to drop, Westchester residents can get ready to head out for some great winter fun at locations all over the county. No ski or skate rentals are available (except at the indoor Playland Ice Casino). All activities are permitted seven days a week during daylight hours only.
Cross-country skiing is allowed at the following locations:
• Blue Mountain Reservation, Welcher Avenue, Peekskill
• Bronx River Pathway, Valhalla to Mount Vernon
• Cranberry Lake Preserve, Old Orchard Street off Route 22, North White Plains
• Croton Gorge, Route 129, Cortlandt
• Croton Point Park, Croton Point Avenue, Croton-on-Hudson
• Dunwoodie Golf Course, Wasylenko Lane off Yonkers Avenue, Yonkers
• Kitchawan Preserve, Route 134, Yorktown
• Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial,* Route 35, Somers
• Lenoir Preserve, Dudley Street off North Broadway, Yonkers
• Maple Moor Golf Course, North Street, White Plains
• Marshlands Conservancy, Route 1, Rye
• The trails at Hilltop Hanover Farm, Hanover Street, Yorktown Heights
• The trails at Merestead, Byram Lake Road, Mount Kisco
• Mohansic Golf Course, Baldwin Road off Taconic Parkway, Yorktown Heights
• Mountain Lakes Park, Hawley Road, North Salem
• North County Trailway, Tarrytown to Putnam County line
• Saxon Woods Park, Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains
• Saxon Woods Golf Course, Mamaroneck Road, Scarsdale
• South County Trailway, Elmsford to Yonkers
• Sprain Lake Golf Course, Grassy Sprain Road, Yonkers
• Tibbetts Brook Park, Midland Avenue, Yonkers
• Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Routes 35 and 121 South, Cross River
Sledding is permitted at Croton Gorge, Lasdon Park,* Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, and Dunwoodie, Sprain Lake, Saxon Woods, Mohansic and Maple Moor golf courses.
And, when conditions permit, ice skating is permitted at the following locations:
• Blue Mountain Reservation, Welcher Avenue, Peekskill
• Mountain Lakes Park, Hawley Road, North Salem
• Wampus Pond, Route 128, Armonk
• Willson’s Woods Park, East Lincoln Avenue, Mount Vernon
• Tibbetts Brook Park, Midland Avenue, Yonkers
• Twin Lakes Park, California Road, Eastchester
Ice is checked daily at all locations; look for a “Skating Today” sign posted that indicates safe conditions for that day.
To check on skiing and skating conditions on weekdays, go to westchestergov.com/parks.
Indoor ice skating and skate rentals are available at the three-rink, climate-controlled Playland Ice Casino at Playland Park in Rye. For a schedule and fees, call Playland at (914) 813-7059 or go to RyePlayland.org.
*Lasdon is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. only
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