Montrose Dunes (click to see the larger version)

Montrose Dunes is completely open. Chicago Park District personnel removed the fence that prevented access to the beach. You can now walk out to the beach from the Dunes. Note that the pannes are still roped off; please stay out of them to protect the vegetation.

Birding tip: The small grove of willows near the shoreline in the Dunes can be good in fall migration for warblers and other passerines.