Tower Road Beach
Tower Road Beach opens on June 13 each year and is accessible from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day. Daily passes for residents cost $4 for adults and $3 for children. For nonresidents, daily passes cost $10 for adults and $8 for children. The beach features volleyball courts and a beach house with showers, foot baths, restrooms and concessions. Two parking lots are available.
Maple Street Beach
Located in Winnetka's Maple Street Park, this beach is open daily from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. It is handicapped-accessible, and admission is free. The beach includes picnic tables and a beach house with restrooms, concessions, a public phone and a fireplace. The upper story of the beach house contains meeting rooms that are available for rental.
Elder Lane Beach
Elder Lane Beach features a playground and a beach house with restrooms. The beach house is available for rental for events like birthday parties from May 15 to October 15. Rental fees are $100 for residents and $200 as of 2011 for nonresidents for a period of six hours, after which the fee is $25 per hour. This includes time for set-up and clean-up.
Centennial Park &Dog Beach
Centennial Park features an off-leash dog beach, for which membership is required. Passes to the beach go on sale each March and are valid for one year. The cost is $30 for residents, with a $10 fee for each additional dog, and $160 for nonresidents, with a $35 fee for each additional dog as of 2011. The nonresident fee includes a fee for a parking pass. Dog owners must provide a veterinarian's signature on the membership form indicating that the dog has been fully vaccinated and is free of communicable diseases, along with the dog's tag number. While dogs are allowed to be free of leashes at the beach, they are required to be leashed in other areas of the park.
Lloyd Park &Beach
Lloyd Beach is restricted to sailing and boating, with no swimming allowed. A boat house includes restrooms and classrooms. A staffed area is available for large boats and personal watercrafts, and storage racks are available for small boats. Those applying for membership must provide their boat's registration. The beach is open May 15 through May 30 on the weekends, May 31 through August 15 every day and August 16 through Sept. 6 only on the weekends.