Bolingbrook Park District is happy to announce that Boughton
Ridge Golf Course and the Tackle Box Bait Shop at Hidden Lakes Historic Trout
Farm will be open to the public starting Friday, May 1. Residents can golf and fish while practicing
safe social distancing.
“It’s very exciting for us to be able to offer opportunities
for people to get out and recreate during these times,” said executive
director, Ron Oestreich. “We hope people have fun and stay safe.”
The Tackle
Box Bait Shop, located at Hidden Lakes Historic Trout Farm (475 Trout Farm Rd.)
will be open to the public selling bait and Hidden Lakes fishing permits. Bait
includes nightcrawlers, wax and red worms, large minnows, and medium roaches.
Guidelines per the State of Illinois
Dept. of Natural Resources:
Our primary concern is the health and safety of our visitors. Please remember
to comply with social distancing guidelines and general COVID-19 best
practices. We also encourage visitors to bring alcohol-based hand sanitizer
(containing at least 60% alcohol) and face coverings. Additional guidelines
include:
- Practice social distancing by keeping at least six feet
of distance between yourself and others;
- Please stay home if you are sick or feeling any
symptoms, such as fever, coughing, troubled breathing, and/or other
flu-like symptoms;
- Visit alone or with members of your household;
- Stay local; visit parks that are closest to where you
live;
- If you arrive at a park and crowds are forming, please
move to another area or return another time/day to visit;
- Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw
the tissue in the trash. If you don’t have a tissue, cough or sneeze into
your upper arm/elbow.
Additional notes:
- All guests over the age of 16 must have a permit
- A Port-O-Let and handwashing station will be available
for your convenience
- There are no indoor restrooms or running water
available on-site
- Guests will be served through the service window and
not allowed inside the bait shop
For more information, including bait
shop hours, please visit www.bolingbrookparks.org/BaitShop.
At Boughton Ridge Golf Course, patrons
can book their tee times online at www.boughtonridgegolf.com
or by calling (630) 739-4100. Golfers
are asked to practice safe social distancing and will only be able to walk the
course. Additional guidelines include:
- Twosomes Only – 15-minute tee time
intervals
- Please do not touch the flagstick
- The putting green and clubhouse will
be closed.