Several popular areas across the Fox Valley Park District have been experiencing flooding, particularly those parks and trails along the Fox River.
Park district officials, in a news release on Friday, asked park-goers this weekend to respect closures, avoid flooded paths and prioritize their safety. Certain locations were experiencing “significant flooding,” but conditions can change quickly, and so the areas listed only reflect what was seen at the time, officials said.
In Aurora, the Prairie Path was flooded and impassible between Route 25 and Illinois Avenue, according to the park district’s news release on Friday.
Also, the south half of Gregory Island was closed because of parking lot and trail flooding, officials said, but the dog park to the north was still open.
In North Aurora, the west side of the Fox River Trail was flooded and impassable under the State Street bridge, the news release on Friday said.
Several areas of Montgomery were impacted. The Fox River breached the shoreline along the Fox River Trail between South Island and Mill Street, according to the news release.
From South Island to Montgomery Dam, the river caused multiple flooded areas along the trail, and river water was “currently flowing over the path,” park district officials said Friday. From Montgomery Dam to Mill Street, the trail was not flooded at the time but the river did cause many puddles and soggy areas in the turf.
South Island Park’s gates were closed because of flooding in the parking lot and in “extensive” parts of the park and Fox River Trail, the Friday news release said.
At Montgomery Park, areas of the shoreline and the park’s trail were flooded between the shelter and the Veterans Memorial, according to park district officials.
Because of the flooding from the Fox River, the park district announced earlier in the week that its Earth Day Community In Action Cleanup, scheduled for Saturday, was postponed.
“We’ll share a new date soon, once the river settles down and our shoreline is ready for some TLC,” the park district’s Facebook post said. “Until then, stay safe around flooded areas, especially near the river.”
