POLICY OF MODEL BOAT USE WITHIN THE FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT OF COOK COUNTY
Some waters within the Forest Preserve District are designated to allow the operation of Radio Controlled Model Boats. Designated areas are available for any and all individuals and/or organizations on a first-come, first-served basis.
Organizations may request permission to have model boat events with participants and/or spectators of 25 or more people, by submitting a Special Activity Application to our Permits and Recreational Activities Administration.
Location of Designated Model Boat Lakes
| Potawatomi Pond | Dundee Road, 1/2 mile east of Milwaukee Avenue, Wheeling |
| Beverly Lake Northwest Division (847) 437-8330 |
Two miles west of Sutton Road (Rt. 59), Hoffman Estates |
| Midlothian Reservoir Tinley Creek Division (708) 385-7650 |
North of 167th Street, 1/2 mile west of Cicero, Oak Forest NOTE: Model boats are permitted on the north side of the east lake only. |
| Ida Lake Salt Creek Division (708) 447-0090 |
1/2 mile south of Joliet Road and four miles north of Interstate 55 on the west side of Mannheim Road (Rt. 45), Hodgkins |
