Parks/For Your Informat ion
Gift Cards Give a gift of recreation! The Downers Grove Park District offers gift cards in any amount and can be used for hundreds of different classes, activities and events. Purchase gift cards year-round at Lincoln Center, 935 Maple Avenue, the Recreation Center, 4500 Belmont Road and during the season at the Golf Club, 2420 Haddow Avenue. Call 630.963.1300 for more information.
Ice Skating - Outdoor
Ice skating enthusiasts may take advantage of our outdoor skating areas located at Prince Pond and Hummer Park. Evening skating is available at Prince Pond. All skating areas are unsupervised. No restroom facilities are available during the winter months. Signs warning of thin ice (closed to skating) are removed when the ice is considered safe, or you may call the Parkline at 630.963.0575 for updated skating information.
Inclusive Recreation Programs
In a continuing effort to meet the needs of residents with special needs, SEASPAR and the Downers Grove Park District provide inclusive recreation services. This means that individuals with disabilities are able to participate in programs offered by the Park District. This inclusive recreation environment provides residents with disabilities greater choices for their leisure and allows all residents to learn about one another as they participate together. Let the Park District and SEASPAR know of your special needs and interests so we can be prepared to provide you with appropriate services. Find out more about SEASPAR on page 76.
Insurance
The Park District carries no medical insurance and assumes no liability for personal injuries or loss of personal property while attending Park District activities. A participant’s policy must cover any medical cost incurred.
NEW! Use your gift
cards for online purchases!
Newsletters
Connections, a quarterly newsletter with seasonal events, programs and services at the Active Adult Center.
Park Places, a quarterly newsletter, is mailed to all Park District residents. Learn about Park District programs, ongoing and upcoming projects and improvements and meet the people who make it possible to take time for fun.
Park Avenews, which provides information about events, trips and programs, is published during the school year and is distributed through District 58’s digital backpack and directly to your inbox through the Park District. Sign-up at
www.dgparks.org.
The Plank, a quarterly newsletter featuring articles and information on events and programs at the Park District Museum.
Park Permits
Reserve a park site by completing and submitting a park permit request form available at the Recreation Center, 4500 Belmont Road, Lincoln Center, 935 Maple Avenue and online. Outdoor facility permits are required for groups of 20 or more one week in advance of permit date. Any permit request of 100 or more attendees requires a special event permit. Groups with an approved permit shall have priority use of the park site. Resident groups may submit requests for park pavilions beginning the first business day in February. Non-resident groups may submit requests for park pavilions beginning the first business day in March. There is a fee for picnic site and park facility usage. Alcoholic beverages are not permitted in any Park District facility or park. Restrooms are available from mid-April through late October. For field rentals, please see page 75. For more information, please call the Recreation Center at 630.960.7250.
Lightning Prediction System
The ThorGuard Lightning Prediction System is installed in 4 zones, at 19 sites throughout the Park District. Each zone has a base unit with sensors that set off warning sirens at the base unit and its satellite stations in surrounding parks. The lightning prediction sensor at each of the five zones operates independently of the other. Therefore, it is possible that conditions and alert signals can vary from one end of the community to the other (zone to zone). The North Zone includes Doerhoefer and Whitlock Parks. The Central Zone includes Lincoln Center, Constitution, Ebersold, Gilbert, Hummer, Memorial, Patriots, Randall,Washington and Fishel parks. The South Zone includes McCollum, Concord Square, O’Brien and Powers Parks as well as 63rd at Brookbank and Mar-Duke Farm. The Golf Club and LymanWoods operate in two separate zones.
The system will be activated from 8:30 am to 7:00 pm beginning in March; except at Lyman Woods, Lincoln Center, Hummer, Gilbert, Memorial, McCollum and Doerhoefer parks where the system will remain active until approximately 11:00 pm in conjunction with lighted activities and athletic fields.
When the ThorGuard system predicts lightening in the area, an 8-second warning horn will sound and a warning strobe-light will activate at the base and each satellite park in the zone. Anyone who hears the horn or sees the strobe-light should seek shelter immediately. All activities at the park should stop. The strobe-light will continue to flash until the all clear signal is received. After the danger is reduced, an all-clear signal of two (three at the golf course) short horn blasts will sound and the strobe light will turn off.
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