Westchester residents can enjoy ice skating, cross-country skiing, ice fishing and sledding at many county park locations.
Just because it’s cold outside doesn’t mean you have to stay indoors all winter. Westchester parks are open every day of the year and getting out in the brisk temperatures is a great way to ward off the winter blues.
For all locations listed below, participants must bring their own equipment; no rentals are available. All sports are permitted seven days a week during daylight hours only, and admission and parking are free unless otherwise noted.
When weather permits, ice skating is permitted at the following locations. Ice is checked daily at all locations; look for a sign that says “Skating Today”, which indicates safe conditions for that day:
- Blue Mountain Reservation, Welcher Ave., Peekskill
- Wampus Pond, Rte. 128, Armonk
- Mountain Lakes Park, Hawley Road, North Salem
- Willson’s Woods Park, East Lincoln Ave., Mount Vernon
- Tibbetts Brook Park, Midland Ave., Yonkers (only when “Skating Today” sign is posted)
When snow cover permits, cross-country skiing is allowed at the following locations:
- Blue Mountain Reservation, Welcher Ave., Peekskill
- Croton Gorge, Rte. 129, Cortlandt
- Croton Point Park, Croton Point Ave., Croton-on-Hudson
- Kitchawan Preserve, Rte. 134, Yorktown
- Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial, Rte. 35, Somers (8 a.m.- 4 p.m. only)
- Mohansic Golf Course, Baldwin Road off Taconic Parkway, Yorktown Heights
- Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Rtes. 35 and 121 South, Cross River*
- Cranberry Lake Preserve, Old Orchard St. off Route 22, North White Plains
- Maple Moor Golf Course, North St., White Plains
- Marshlands Conservancy, Rte. 1, Rye
- The trails at Merestead, Byram Lake Road, Mount Kisco
- Saxon Woods Park, Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains
- Saxon Woods Golf Course, Mamaroneck Road, Scarsdale
- Dunwoodie Golf Course, Wasylenko Lane off Yonkers Ave., Yonkers
- Lenoir Preserve, Dudley St. off North Broadway, Yonkers
- Sprain Lake Golf Course, Grassy Sprain Road, Yonkers
- Tibbetts Brook Park, Midland Ave., Yonkers
- The North and South County Trailways, Yonkers to Baldwin Place
Weather permitting, sledding is allowed at Croton Gorge, Lasdon Park (8 a.m. – 4 p.m. only), Tibbetts Brook Park in Yonkers, Ward Pound Ridge Reservation* and Dunwoodie, Sprain Lake, Saxon Woods, Mohansic and Maple Moor golf courses.
Ice fishing is available at Blue Mountain Reservation, Mountain Lakes Park in North Salem, Wampus Pond in Armonk, Tibbetts Brook Park in Yonkers and Willson’s Woods Park in Mount Vernon.
Go to westchestergov.com/parks for directions and contact information for the parks.
*Parking fees apply.
