Closures & Alerts

Updated 3/20/2022
Beck's Woods
Main Entrance
Pedestrian use: OPEN
Parking lot:  CLOSED
(Parking lot closes with 2" of snowfall. Will reopen if temperatures become mild. Closed January 2 - March 29).

Piscasaw
Pedestrian use:  OPEN
Parking lot:  CLOSED
(Parking lot closes with 2" of snowfall. Will reopen if temperatures become mild. Closed January 2 - March 29).
 
Boger Bog
Pedestrian use: OPEN
Parking lot: OPEN

Boone Creek
Pedestrian use: OPEN
Parking lot: OPEN

Brookdale
Rt. 14 Entrance
West side trails: OPEN
Main parking lot: OPEN

Paulson Road Entrance
Multi-Use Trail Pedestrian Use: OPEN
Parking lot: OPEN

Community Research Forest
Pedestrian use: open 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. daily
Parking lot: OPEN

Coral Woods
Pedestrian use and parking lot: OPEN

County Line Road Access
Pedestrian use: OPEN
Parking lot: OPEN
(Site closed for season on Oct. 1. Parking lot remains open for canoe launch access, then closed as weather conditions dictate)

Dufield Pond
South Entrance
Pedestrian use: OPEN
Parking lot: OPEN

North Entrance
Parking lot and pond: CLOSED (Closes at first ice and stays closed for the season)

Elizabeth Lake Varga Archaeological Site
Pedestrian use: OPEN
Parking lot: OPEN

Exner Marsh
Pedestrian use: OPEN
Parking lot: OPEN

Fel-Pro RRR
Pedestrian use and parking lots: OPEN
Disc Golf Course:  
Front 9:  OPEN
Back 9 (wooded):  OPEN

Fox Bluff
Pedestrian use: OPEN
Parking lot: OPEN

Glacial Park
Pedestrian use and parking lots: OPEN

Harrison Benwell
Pedestrian use and parking lots: OPEN

Hickory Grove and Lyons Prairie & Marsh
Pedestrian use: OPEN 
Highlands and Lyons Parking Lots: OPEN
Riverfront Parking Lot:  CLOSED (Riverfront parking lot closes at first ice, but trails are open to walk-in traffic)

High Point 
Pedestrian use: OPEN
Parking lot: CLOSED
(Parking lot closes with 2" of snowfall. Will reopen if temperatures become mild. Closed January 2 - March 29).

The Hollows
Main
Pedestrian use: OPEN   
Parking lot: OPEN
Lake Atwood
Parking lot:  OPEN

Keystone Landing
Pedestrian use: OPEN
Parking lot: OPEN

Kishwaukee Headwaters
Pedestrian use: OPEN
Parking lot: OPEN

Lake in the Hills Fen
Pedestrian use: OPEN
Parking lot: OPEN

Lyle C. Thomas Memorial Park
Pedestrian use: OPEN
Parking lot: OPEN

Marengo Ridge
Pedestrian and parking lot: OPEN

Nippersink Canoe Base
Pedestrian and parking lot: CLOSED
(Open as conditions dictate: ice formation and/or cold temperatures.)

North Branch
Pedestrian use: OPEN
Parking lot: OPEN

Pioneer Canoe Landing
Pedestrian and parking lot: CLOSED
(Open as conditions dictate: ice formation and/or cold temperatures.)

Pleasant Valley
Pedestrian use and parking lot: OPEN

Rush Creek
Pedestrian use and parking lot: OPEN

Silver Creek
Pedestrian use and parking lot: OPEN*

Stickney Run
Pedestrian use and parking lot: OPEN

Winding Creek
Early parking & Prairie Loop: OPEN
Wooded Trail: OPEN
Main Parking: OPEN

Updated 3/14/2022
Boone Creek
Horse Trail: CLOSED

Brookdale Multi Use
Horse Trail: CLOSED

Glacial Park
Horse Trail:  CLOSED
Keystone Horse Trail lot: OPEN

Hebron Trail
Horse Trail: CLOSED

Hickory Grove Highlands & Lyons Prairie & Marsh
Horse Trail: CLOSED

Pleasant Valley
Horse Trail: CLOSED

Prairie Trail North
Horse Trail: CLOSED

Rush Creek
Horse Trail: CLOSED

Stickney Run
Horse Trail: CLOSED

2/21/2023 

Glacial Park
Condition: POOR

Harrison Benwell
Condition: - POOR

Hickory Grove 
Condition: - POOR

The Hollows
Condition: - POOR

Lyons Prairie & Marsh  
Condition: - POOR

Marengo Ridge
Condition: POOR

Pleasant Valley
Condition: POOR

Prairieview
Condition: POOR

Rush Creek
Condition: POOR

Silver Creek (Skate Ski)
Condition: POOR

Paddlers Take Note:  Be advised, downed trees or river debris can occur at anytime along the entire route and we cannot provide updated conditions. The District does not remove obstacles on/along private property.
The Conservation District maintains and clears debris only where the District owns the land on both sides of the creek – ie. from Keystone Landing to Pioneer Landing –  not the entire route. Paddling this river system is entirely at your own risk!  Only you can decide whether your skills as a paddler are appropriate for the river conditions on any given day.  

Check Real Time Water Levels (3rd Graph needs to be below 6.5  feet for clearance under bridges.)

12/15/2022
Keystone Landing
Launch: CLOSED

Lyle C. Thomas
Launch: CLOSED

Nippersink Canoe Base
Launch: CLOSED

Pioneer Canoe Landing
Launch: CLOSED

Hebron Trail
Trail: OPEN  
Note: Trail dead ends at Lange Rd. before un guarded railroad crossing.

H.U.M. Trail 
Trail:  OPEN
Parking lot: CLOSED
Parking lots close with 2″ of snowfall, but remain open to walk-in traffic. If the weather becomes mild, gates and parking lots will re-open. However, after Jan. 2 AND a significant snowfall, gates and parking lots will close for the season; but remain open to walk-in traffic.

The Prairie Trail
Trail: OPEN*
*Algonquin-  Closed  March 21- Mid May 2023: Meyer Lot North to Main St Parking No thru traffic or detour. More info >>
Main street north parking lot: CLOSED
Main street south parking lot: CLOSED
Main street bathrooms: CLOSED
Meyer Drive parking lot: CLOSED
Glacial Park Harts Rd. parking lot: CLOSED
Parking lots close with 2" of snowfall, but remain open to walk-in traffic. If the weather becomes mild, gates and parking lots will re-open. However, after Jan. 2 AND a significant snowfall, gates and parking lots will close for the season, but remain open to walk-in traffic. 

Ridgefield Trace
Trail: OPEN

Stone Mill Trail
Trail: OPEN

Lost Valley Visitor Center  
Open Daily: April - October: 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
November - March: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Register for a program or event at Lost Valley Visitor Center.
(815) 338-6223

Prairieview Education Center
CLOSED until further notice 

Drop-In Hours
Tuesdays & Thursdays 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.    
Register for a program or event at Prairieview Education Center.
(815) 338-6223

Brookdale Administrative Staff Offices
Monday-Friday hours vary.
(815) 338-6223