New Year's Eve Party

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Celebrate all things winter as we ring in the new year.

Enjoy candlelight trails, hang out at the A-frame, sled on the lit sledding hill, sip cocoa and warm up with crackling bonfires. Stay for the ball drop at 7:59 p.m.

Bring your own sled. Snowshoe rental is available. S'mores and hot cocoa provided.

Dogs not permitted. Service animals are welcome.

Other events planned

Due to weather conditions, activities during the party have not been finalized. An event map showing available trails and activities will be posted before the party.

In ideal conditions, the event will include: 

• Wooded lake loop for hiking or snowshoeing (about a half mile).
• Wooded spur trail to the A-Frame shelter for hiking or snowshoeing (1 mile one way).
• Paved, snow-free ADA accessible lake wooded loop for walking (3/4 mile).
• Snow-free ADA accessible sidewalk loop around the Visitor Center campus (1/2 mile).
• Lit bay of Schulze Lake for skating and kicksledding (bring your own ice skates, free kicksleds provided). Weather permitting.
• Lit sledding hill for sledding. Bring your own sled.
• Ski pole and snowshoe rental available. (First-come, first-served, no reservations).
• Bonfires.
• Free cocoa available at Visitor Center and A-Frame Shelter.
• S'more stations at Schulze Beach bonfire.
• Holiday light recycling (we're collecting old, working and non-working holiday lights for recycling).
• 7:59 p.m. ball drop.