I'm up for anything - just tell us where to be!  We're pretty easy.  This is Murphy's first time traveling anyplace, so he'll stay on leash wherever we go, just to be safe.  I doubt that he's go anywhere, but you never know!

Donna

So, in my research I found a Lisle Park District website, and there was a couple of names that I could email, so I did I received an email back from the superintendent of the parks.  I told him that we would be there for the walk in Wheaton, that we would have our dog with us, we were staying at the Sheraton, and did he have any suggestions for a dog-friendly park we could meet up on Friday evening with some other people who would also be driving in for the walk.  This is what he wrote back:

Good Morning- 

All of our parks are “dog friendly” here in Lisle.  That being said, we don’t have an actual dog park.  We do have a leash ordinance here in Lisle, and it is enforced.  If you are in the park without the leash, more than likely the neighbors will confront you first, and then call the police if you don’t comply.  We approach patrons ourselves with the same request. 

Being that you are at the Sheraton, two parks that would probably work well would be Arboretum Woods Park at 4281 White Birch Drive.  It is very open and we do have dog waste bags there as well.  The second park that might work really well is our Leask Lane Park.  It is located at 4 S 281 Leask Lane.  It does not have a park sign, but if you turn on Leask Lane from Warrenville road going north, it is the first driveway on the right.  It is over 4 acres and undeveloped land at this point, and would make a great place for the dogs to play.     

Please call or email if you have any more questions or if I can be of service. 

Thanks- 

Aaron Cerutti

Superintendent of Parks and Facilities

Lisle Park District

1925 Ohio St.

Lisle, IL  60532

P:  630-353-4381

F:  630-964-7448

E:  acerutti@lisleparkdistrict.org

 Both of those parks look like they are close.  It doesn't look like there are any facilities at the Leask Lane Park, but I could be wrong.  This is one description of the Arboretum Woods Park: "The Arboretum Woods are an extension of Lisle's Morton Arboretum -- visually and literally. The park is located on the west side of Route 53 along Warrenville Road.; Blacktopped paths lead to a pond and its corresponding walking path. Visitors can stroll around the water, rest on a waterside bench or peek through the fence at the arboretum grounds to the north."

On the parks page, it looks like there is another park nearby, Beau Bien Park, that also has picnic shelters. 

They are all neighborhood parks, so no park entrance fees.  All of them are nearby the hotel, and should be easy to get to.

Donna