Here are some of the best sledding spots in the suburbs.
Caboose Park, Lake Villa Township, 27908 Fairfield Road
• Hill available for sledding and has one of area’s few toboggan chutes
• Lighted from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Century Park, Vernon Hills, 1001 Lakeview Parkway
• Bears Running Back Matt Forte used it for training
• Lighted, open until 9 p.m.
• Cross-country skiing and ice skating available
Deer Grove Forest Preserve, Palatine
• Two hills for sledding
• Biggest hill allows for enough speed to stop just before a lake
• Preserve is well-known for its large deer population
Fabyan Forest Preserve, Geneva
• Open when there’s a minimum of 4 inches of snow.
• Enter off Route 25 or Route 31, north of Fabyan Parkway
• Check out the historic windmills and Fox River nearby
• Open until 9 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and holidays
Johnson’s Mound, 41W600 Hughes Road, near Elburn
• Highest point for several surrounding miles; great view
• Hill rises up 200 feet
• One of the first three forest preserves in Kane County
Lakewood Forest Preserve, Wauconda, Fairfield and Ivanhoe Roads
• Lights for evening sledding
• Steep hill allows for good speed, but plenty of flat area at the bottom to slow down
• Restrooms atop the hill
Meineke Recreation Center, 220 E. Weathersfield Way, Schaumburg
• Next to the recreation center
North Salk Park, 3160 Owl Drive, Rolling Meadows
• Hill has steps to make climbing back up easier
• Hill is lighted in the evenings
• Flag system lets you know when it is safe to sled
Randall Oaks Park, 1180 N. Randall Road, West Dundee
• Snowboards welcome
Riverwalk Sled Hill, Rotary Hill, Naperville
• Wooden and metal-runner sleds not permitted
• Open until 9 p.m., Sunday through Thursday, 10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays
Veteran Acres, Crystal Lake
• Lighted in the evening