Skiing and Skating

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. Conditions permitting, cross country skiing is allowed seven days a week during daylight hours.

Note that sledding is allowed only at the parks indicated and only at the golf courses when they are closed for the season.

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. For your own safety, always check conditions before heading out to the park. For more information call (914) 864-PARK.

Admission is free except at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation where parking is $5 with a Park Pass, $10 without a pass.

Go to our Facebook page for daily updates on ice conditions.

More information is available for ice fishing on our Boating and Fishing page.

Winter Activity Locations
Park or Facility	Cross Country Skiing Open Areas	Cross Country Skiing Marked Trails	Sledding	Skating	Ice Fishing
Andrew P. O'Rourke Westchester County Trailway Yonkers to Putnam County line	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Blue Mountain Reservation Welcher Avenue, Peekskill	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Bronx River Pathway Valhalla to Mount Vernon	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Cranberry Lake Preserve Old Orchard Street off Rte. 22, North White Plains	No	Yes	No	No	No
Croton Gorge Route 129, Cortlandt	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Croton Point Park Croton Point Avenue, Croton-on-Hudson	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Dunwoodie Golf Course Wasylenko Lane, Yonkers	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Hilltop Hanover Farm Hanover Street, Yorktown Heights	No	Yes	No	No	No
Kitchawan Preserve Route 134, Ossining	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Lasdon Park and Arboretum Route 35, Somers (Open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)	Yes	No	No	No	No
Lenoir Preserve Dudley Street off North Broadway, Yonkers	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Maple Moor Golf Course North Street, White Plains	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Marshlands Conservancy Route 1, Rye	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Merestead Byram Lake Road, Mount Kisco	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Mohansic Golf Course Baldwin Road, Yorktown Heights	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Mountain Lakes Park Hawley Road, North Salem (Open dawn to dusk)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Saxon Woods Golf Course Mamaroneck Road, Scarsdale	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Saxon Woods Park Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains	Yes	No	No	No	No
Sprain Lake Golf Course Grassy Sprain Road, Yonkers	Yes	No	No	No	No
Tibbetts Brook Park Midland Avenue, Yonkers	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Twin Lakes California Road, Eastchester (Phone: (914) 813-6720 or 6721)	No	No	No	Yes	No
Wampus Pond Route 128, Armonk	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Ward Pound Ridge Reservation Route 35 and 121 South Cross River	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Willson's Woods East Lincoln Avenue, Mount Vernon	No	No	No	Yes	Yes