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Where to XC Ski Close to Home

Here are some nice places to cross-country ski locally when you don't have the time to drive long distances. Phone numbers are provided where available.

Arrowhead Golf Club, Wheaton 630-653-5800 Groomed

Blackwell Forest Preserve, Warrenville

Camp Sagawau, Lemont 630-257-2045 Groomed

Chain O' Lakes State Park, Spring Grove

Chicago Park District Courses, Chicago 312-747-7529 (Waveland, Jackson Park, Daley Bicentennial Plaza, Diversey Driving Range) Groomed

Daniel Wright Woods, Mettawa

Deer Grove Forest Preserve, Palatine

Des Plaines River Trail, Lake County

Greenbush Recreation Area, Greenbush, Wis. 920-467-2099 gromed

Herrick Lake Forest Preserve, Wheaton Groomed

Katherine Legge Park, Hinsdale 630-323-4320 Groomed

Lapham Peak State Park, Delafield, Wis. 262-646-4421 Groomed

Leroy Oaks Forest Preserve, St. Charles

Loves Creek County Park, Berrien Springs, Mich. 616-471-2617 Groomed

McMiller Ski Area, near Eagle, Wis. 262-594-6202, 262-594-6200 Groomed

Moraine Hills State Park, McHenry

Nordic Trail, just east of Whitewater, Wis. 262-594-6202, 262-594-6200 Groomed

Petrifying Springs Golf Course, Kenosha, Wis. 262-878-9052 Groomed

Rock Cut State Park, Rockford Groomed

Rockford Golf Courses, Rockford Groomed

Ryerson Forest Preserve, Lincolnshire

Scuppernong Trail, north of Eagle, Wis. 262-594-6202, 262-594-6200 Groomed

Sportsman's Country Club, Northbrook

Veterans Acres, Crystal Lake Sometgimes groomed

Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve, Darien

Wisconsin - Parkside, Kenosha, Wis. Sometimes groomed

Woodruff Golf Course, Joliet Groomed