Park Guidelines

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For your safety and enjoyment while visiting Cantigny, we ask that you please observe the following guidelines:

1. Picnic Area:
 

a.

Fifty picnic tables are available for your use.

b.

Reservations for large group or company picnics are not accepted.
c. The tables are secured to the ground approximately 40-50 feet apart. You may bring additional tables.
d. If the picnic area is crowded, please refrain from saving tables.
e. Alcohol is prohibited on the grounds of Cantigny.
f. Grills are not provided by the park.  Personal grills may be used in the picnic area only.  Please refrain from placing the grill on the picnic table.
g. Radios are allowed, please keep volume low.
h. Catering services are not permitted in the picnic area.  However, you may bring catered foods into the park yourself.
i. Tents and canopies are not permitted in the picnic area.
2. There are many beautiful paths to discover, please refrain from picking flowers.  For safety purposes bicycling, roller blades, razor scooters, etc. are allowed in the parking lots only.  For your convenience, bicycle racks have been provided in the parking lots.
3. In the interest of hygiene and public health, pets are not allowed on the park grounds, this includes leaving them in your vehicle.
4. For your safety and the safety of others, all sport activities are restricted to the large meadow area south of the parking lot.
5. The entrance to Cantigny Golf is off Mack road, the address is: 27W270 Mack Road.  Please call (630) 668-3323 or visit their website for further information.
6. Our nature trail is open for hiking.  The wood chip trail is approximately 2 1/2 miles long and begins next to the tank park in front of the First Division Museum.  A map of the trail is located in the inside cover of your Visitors Guide. 
7. Commercial, political, religious or civil activities are not permitted on the grounds without prior approval of Cantigny management. 

 


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