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White Plains Attractions Offer Winter Fun Activities

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Ice skating, cross-country skiing and sledding are among the many outdoor activities available throughout Westchester during the winter, and a host of hotels and restaurants have offers as well.

Somers' Lasdon Park is among many attractions offering winter activities.

Somers' Lasdon Park is among many attractions offering winter activities.

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by Alesha Hanson

With the arrival of winter weather, Westchester is host to ice skating, cross-country skiing and sledding fun at many county park locations. Round up the entire family for ice skating (weather permitting) at the following parks:

  • Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial, Route 35, Somers.
  • Blue Mountain Reservation, Welcher Avenue, Peekskill.
  • Wampus Pond, Route 128, Armonk.
  • Mountain Lakes Park, Hawley Road, North Salem.
  • Willson’s Woods Park, East Lincoln Avenue, Mount Vernon.
  • Tibbetts Brook Park, Midland Avenue, Yonkers.
  • Playland Ice Casino, Rye.

If you’re a fan of cross-country skiing, go to the following locations when snow cover permits:

  • Blue Mountain Reservation, Welcher Avenue, Peekskill.
  • Croton Gorge, Route 129, Cortlandt.
  • Croton Point Park, Croton Point Avenue, Croton-on-Hudson.
  • Kitchawan Preserve, Route 134, Yorktown.
  • Lasdon Park, Arboretum and Veterans Memorial, Route 35, Somers.
  • Mohansic Golf Course, Baldwin Road off the Taconic State Parkway, Yorktown Heights.
  • Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Routes 35 and 121 South, Cross River.
  • Cranberry Lake Preserve, Old Orchard Street off Route 22, North White Plains.
  • Maple Moor Golf Course, North Street, White Plains.
  • Marshlands Conservancy, Route 1, Rye.
  • The trails at Merestead, Byram Lake Road, Mount Kisco.
  • Saxon Woods Park, Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains.
  • Saxon Woods Golf Course, Mamaroneck Road, Scarsdale.
  • Dunwoodie Golf Course, Wasylenko Lane off Yonkers Avenue, Yonkers.
  • Lenoir Preserve, Dudley Street off North Broadway, Yonkers.
  • Sprain Lake Golf Course, Grassy Sprain Road, Yonkers.
  • Tibbetts Brook Park, Midland Avenue, Yonkers.

Sledding is also allowed (weather permitting) at Croton Gorge, Lasdon Park, Ward Pound Ridge Reservation and Dunwoodie, Sprain Lake, Saxon Woods, Mohansic and Maple Moor golf courses.

For all activities, participants must bring their own equipment, and all sports are permitted seven days a week during daylight hours only. Admission and parking are free unless otherwise noted. Visit www.westchestergov.com/parks for directions and contact information for the parks.

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