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Forest Preserve District of Cook County

Todd H. Stroger
President


Board of
Forest Preserve
Commissioners


Steven M. Bylina, Jr.
General
Superintendent

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Sledding and Coasting

When snow conditions are suitable, the areas designated below are available for sledding and coasting.

Sledding and Coasting Hills With Lighting (Hours: 8 A.M. - 10 P.M.

Dan Ryan Woods

87th and Western Ave., Chicago


Swallow Cliff Woods

Route 83 and Mannheim Road, Palos Park


Caldwell Woods

Devon & Milwaukee Avenues, Chicago


Deer Grove #5

Quentin Road, north of Dundee Road, Palatine


Westchester Woods

Cermak Road, east of LaGrange Road, Westchester


Sledding and Coasting Hills Without Lighting (Hours: 8 A.M. - sunset

Indian Hill Woods

16th Street & Edgewood Avenue, Chicago Heights


Pioneer Woods

107th Street, 1/2 mile west of LaGrange Road, Willow Springs


Indian Road Woods

Central Ave., 1/2 mile south of Caldwell Ave., Chicago


Schiller Woods

Irving Park and Cumberland Ave., Schiller Park


Deer Grove #4

Quentin Rd., north of Dundee Rd., Palatine

Public safety requires the closing of many Forest Preserve parking lots and driveways during the winter season. However, parking facilities involved with winter sports will be open daily.

Sledding Hill Rules and Regulations

  • Use of Forest Preserve District of Cook County sledding hills is a visitor's own risk.
  • Proper use of appropriate sledding devices which are in good repair and have no sharp edges is recommended.
  • Use of skis, inflatable tubes, carpets, snowboards and metal-railed sleds is strictly prohibited.
  • Unauthorized building of ramps, bumbs, moguls, hills or jumps out of a material or substance is strictly prohibited.
  • Children under the age of 12 should wear a bicycle or multi-sport helmet and should be supervised by an adult.
  • Sledding hills may be closed due to a lack of snow cover or for any other safety-related reason.
  • Pets and alcoholic beverages are strictly prohibited on sledding hills.




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Trivia Quiz

How many General Superintendents of the FPDCC have there been since its beginning?

a. 8
b. 9
c. 5

Click to find out!

Trivia Quiz

How many General Superintendents of the FPDCC have there been since its beginning?

a. 8
b. 9
c. 5

Answer: Five! Charles "Cap" Sauers, Arthur L. Janura, Joseph N. Nevius, Albert Pritchett (Acting), and current General Superintendent Steven M. Bylina, Jr. have all served as the head of the FPDCC!