Skiing & Skating
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Cross Country Skiing |
| Whether you prefer challenging
trails through wooded areas or acres of open space to traverse,
Westchester County parks and golf courses offer an ideal setting for
cross country skiing. You must provide your own equipment; no rentals
are available. (Please note: Sledding is allowed only where noted. Sledding is not permitted at golf courses.) Conditions permitting, cross country skiing is allowed seven days a week during daylight hours at the following locations: |
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NORTHERN WESTCHESTER |
Blue
Mountain Reservation, Welcher Avenue, Peekskill  Croton Gorge, Route 129, Cortlandt  Croton Point Park Croton Point Avenue, Croton-on-Hudson Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial Route 35, Somers (Open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. only) Kitchawan Preserve, Route 134, Ossining Mohansic Golf Course, Baldwin Road, Yorktown Heights Mountain Lakes Park, Hawley Road, North Salem North County Trailway Tarrytown to Putnam County line Ward Pound Ridge Reservation
Routes 35 and 121 South, Cross River |
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CENTRAL WESTCHESTER |
| Cranberry
Lake Preserve Old Orchard Street off Route 22, North White Plains Maple Moor Golf Course, North Street, White Plains Marshlands Conservancy, Route 1, Rye Saxon Woods Golf Course, Mamaroneck Road, Scarsdale Saxon Woods Park, Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains |
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SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER |
| Dunwoodie
Golf Course, Wasylenko Lane, Yonkers Lenoir Preserve Dudley Street off North Broadway, Yonkers South County Trailway, Elmsford to Yonkers Sprain Lake Golf Course, Grassy Sprain Road, Yonkers Tibbetts Brook Park, Midland Avenue, Yonkers |
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Skating |
| Westchester County’s lakes and ponds provide ideal locations for scenic outdoor ice skating. As with skiing, you must bring your own skates: no rentals are available. Ice is checked daily at all locations for safety and conditions. When the white flag with the green ball or sign is posted indicating safe conditions, ice skating is permitted seven days a week during daylight hours at the following locations: |
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NORTHERN WESTCHESTER |
| Blue
Mountain Reservation, Welcher Avenue, Peekskill Mountain Lakes Park, Hawley Road, North Salem |
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CENTRAL WESTCHESTER |
| Wampus Pond, Route 128, Armonk |
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SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER |
| Bronxville Lake and Crestwood
Lake along Bronx River
Parkway Tibbetts Brook Park, Midland Avenue. Yonkers Twin Lakes, California Road. Eastchester Willson’s Woods Park, East Lincoln Avenue, Mount Vernon |
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PLAYLAND ICE CASINO |
| Indoor ice skating is available
at the Playland Ice Casino in Rye on the Main, Children’s and studio
rinks. The Casino has a snack bar, lounge and game room. Top quality
skates in sizes for children to adults are available, and professional
ice skating lessons and hockey clinics are offered throughout the season
The Ice Casino is available for rental for groups or birthday parties. For information, rates and hours of operation, call Playland Ice Casino at (914) 813-7059 or log onto www.ryeplayland.org. |
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For more information or for daily conditions
call |
 Joseph A. Stout, Commissioner |
