Winding Trails Member Handbook Fostering a Love for the Outdoors • Developing Leadership and Life Skills • Creating a Sense of Community WeLcoMe To WIndIng TRAILs

e are very happy to have you joining our “family” at Winding conTenTs Trails. We are confident that you will have many fond General Info...... 3 memories from your experiences at our beautiful facility. As Trail Map ...... 4 an organization the Board of Directors, Board Committees, and staff Activities ...... 5 W Facility Map...... 6 are committed to the following Mission Statement: • Winding Trails, Inc. is a non-profit, organization serving people Facilities ...... 7 from Farmington and surrounding communities, providing year round Day Camps...... 8 recreational and educational activities for the enjoyment and growth of Cross Country Ski Center 8 families and individuals of all ages. Winding Trails is dedicated to the Rules and Regulations . . 9 conservation and stewardship of the natural woodlands and waterways Beach Rules ...... 10 that allow outdoor programming, character development, and other Boating Guidelines and Storage ...... 10 activities that strengthen the lives of those we serve Fishing Rules ...... 11 • Sense of community – Providing opportunities for families and General, Program and friends to spend quality time together and share outdoor adventures Registration Policies. . . . . 11 in welcoming and safe surroundings is at the core of everything we do. We also understand we are a unique regional resource and recognize the importance of working collaboratively with our local and regional neighbors. • Love for the outdoors – We instill a love for the outdoors and an appreciation for nature. We recognize the importance of the outdoors to our quality of life and health. We are committed to the preservation of the natural environment. • Leadership and Life skills – Through our recreational and educational programming we provide opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds to learn and to demonstrate leadership skills, cooperation, responsibility, communication and sportsmanship. We encourage participants to utilize these skills in all aspects of their lives. Winding Trails is open 35 days per year. Each season offers its own special feel and programs for you to enjoy, from gliding across scenic Walton Pond, skiing the miles of freshly groomed trails, meeting new friends at summer camp, to cooling off in the spring fed waters of Dunning Lake. Winding Trails has something for everyone, it is the ideal facility for your family!

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MeMBeRsHIP cATegoRIes The membership at Winding Trails is made up of the following categories: FAMILY MeMBeRsHIP Family Memberships include parent(s) of the same family and children of the same family up to 22 years old who reside at the same address. Grandparents and children over the age of 22 need to have a separate membership. IndIvIduAL MeMBeRsHIP Individual memberships include single adults 18 years and over. senIoR MeMBeRsHIP Senior Memberships cover a single senior, aged 2 years or over. There is an additional fee to add a spouse. Proof of age is required in the form of a photo ID. WIndIng TRAILs sTAFF nAnnY Camp Administrator, Renee Felter, ext. 12 [email protected] A nanny (or any caregiver) may be added to your membership. Nannies will receive a pass that allows Camp Director, Keith Garbart, ext. 14 them admission only if accompanied by the children [email protected] in his/her care. Executive Director, Scott Brown CPRP, ext. 18 A limited number of memberships are available on an annual basis. [email protected] Education Director, Mark Dale, ext 16 BoARd oF dIRecToRs [email protected] Winding Trails, Inc. is non-profit 501(C)3 organization Financial Manager, Patricia Schnee, ext. 19 that serves constituents from Farmington and surrounding [email protected] communities. It is governed through a twelve member Board of Directors who are entrusted with the fiscal management Membership/Program Administrator, and policy development for the organization. The operation Kim Cavallari, ext. 10 of the organization is administered under the direction of the [email protected] Executive Director, Scott Brown. The organization employs 13 full time staff, approximately 200 seasonal employees and Outdoor Adventure Director, over 50 volunteers. The current members of the Board of Robb Armstrong, ext. 13 Directors can be found at www.windingtrails.org and in each [email protected] seasonal newsletter. Park Naturalist, Judy Witzke, ext. 33 LooKIng FoR BoARd MeMBeRs [email protected] Each year we look for individuals to serve on the Board of Park Supervisor, Bryan Martin, ext. 21 Directors and/or Committees. If you feel you have expertise in fundraising, legal matters, construction, human resources, [email protected] landscaping, engineering, finance, marketing, strategic Recreation/Rental Coordinator, planning or other pertinent areas that would be of help to Bailey Dailey, ext. 11 us, please contact Scott Brown for an application and further information. Help make a difference in your facility. [email protected] oFFIce HouRs/dRoP BoX WIndIng TRAILs PHone nuMBeRs The main office is open 8:30am–4:00pm, Monday through Friday. If you miss the official office hours, you can always use Main Office ...... (860) 677-8458 the convenient Drop Box slot at the office door. Fax...... (860) 676-9407

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Winding Trails Activities Throughout the year, Winding Trails offers various programs. Soccer Sailing You will be notified of these programs through our seasonal Softball Sailing Lessons newsletters, website and emails. Some programs may be opened Spring Day Camp Specialty Camps to non-members at a higher fee to support the class. Registration Tennis Softball for most programs can be done online on our website. If you prefer, you can register by mail or in our main office. Touch-A-Truck/Public Safety Summer Music Concerts Day Summer Day Camp Winter Winter Snowball Volleyball Swimming C.A.R.E. Ice Fishing Classes Wildlife Demonstrations Walking/Jogging Tennis Citizen Science Training Youth Programs Wildlife Demonstrations Triathlons Cross Country Skiing Spring Summer Walking Dinner and a Movie Arts & Crafts Classes Aquatic Programs Fall Drop In Hockey Basketball Archery Lessons Arts & Crafts Family Nature Walks Biking Beach Volleyball Basketball Family Skate Nights C.A.R.E. Family Fishing Biking Fitness Classes Classes Climbing Tower* Boating Holiday Open House Children’s Fishing Derby Cross Country Invitational Children’s Activities Meet Ice Skating Climbing Tower Days* Climbing Tower Fitness Classes Ice Fishing Easter Programs Discover SCUBA Haunted Trails Kid’s Night Out Family Nature Walks Dunning Lake Special Events Hiking Martial Arts Fishing Fishing Kid’s Night Out Moonlight Ski Tours Fitness Classes Hiking Little Feet Sports Nature Classes Kid’s Night Out Horseshoes Martial Arts Penguin Plunge for Special Hiking Last Blast Fireworks NAT PRO Adventure Race Olympics Little Feet Sports Life Guard Training Nature Hikes Preschool Activities Martial Arts Family Movie Night Outdoor Adventure Santa Calls Mountain Biking Outdoor Adventure* Preschool Programs Skating Lessons NORBA Fat Tire Classic Ski Lessons Mountain Bike Race Overnight Camping Tennis Sledding/Tubing Outdoor Adventure* Picnicking Tom Turkey Hunt Winter Day Camp Playscapes Play & Stay Youth Programs

Facilities for Your Enjoyment

■ ■ Amphitheater Lodge Activities Building ■ ■ Archery Range* Main Office ■ ■ Bathhouses Nature’s Porch ■ ■ Boathouse One Soccer Field ■ ■ Canoes* One Softball Field ■ ■ Climbing Tower* One Preschool Area ■ ■ Covered Pavilions Outdoor Adventure Course* ■ ■ Dunning Lake Overnight Camping ■ ■ Walton Pond Paddleboats* ■ ■ Four Tennis Courts Paddleboards* ■ ■ Four Basketball Courts Playscapes ■ ■ Garmany Hall Sailboats* ■ ■ Hiking Trails Ski Lodge/Garmany Hall ■ ■ Horseshoe Pits Tennis Courts ■ ■ Kayaks Volleyball Courts

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gRouP ouTIng cenTeR Lodge conFeRence RooM Looking for a place to rent for your family reunion, company Small corporate training groups, meetings and seminars picnic or child’s birthday? The general public as well as can be booked in this upstairs room. The Conference Room members of Winding Trails may rent the facility for the day. seats up to 20 people comfortably. There is counter top space, Rental facilities include outside covered pavilions, an indoor a sink, outlets and a banquet table for preparation of coffee, hall, conference rooms, activity room and a team building light breakfasts and lunches. There is a refrigerator available. A Challenge Course. Seasonal activities offer swimming, boating, unisex bathroom with shower stall is adjacent to the Conference sports fields, and more. Whether it be a wedding, family Room. The room may be rented for up to an 8-hour period. outing, or corporate function, we are the facility for you! ouTdooR AdvenTuRe Rentals are separate from membership. The pavilion at the beach (Roosen’s Roost) is not available for rentals. However, What is an Outdoor Adventure? It is a unique, safe, active and it is available to Winding Trails members for picnicking on healthy activity for your group. Programs include activities such as a first come first serve basis. Adventure Challenge Course, which includes Low Ropes Course, High Ropes Course, a 40 foot Climbing Tower with Zip Line coveRed PAvILIons and Orienteering courses. Our course has over 30 low elements Each rental group will have its own Pavilion, which is a and 7 high elements. All of our programs can be specifically roof over picnic tables. Pavilions are equipped with a large designed to fit the goals and expectations of your group. Winding long “Texas Grill” which holds up to 50 lbs of charcoal. Water Trails’ staff can help you design a program to meet your corporate and electricity are available. A sports bag will be provided for or school needs. Activities can focus on trust, team building, you upon arrival. Each bag contains a volleyball, basketball, communication, diversity, strategic planning, education aspects, football, soccer ball, and frisbee. Horseshoes and bocce balls getting to know one another, or just having fun. are available upon request. Softball equipment is at the field. oveRnIgHT cAMPIng You are welcome to bring additional sports equipment as needed. Covered Pavilions are available May through early Did you know that members of Winding Trails can camp October. Pavilion rentals are not available during the weekday overnight at the designated camp areas on weekends from when our summer camp is in session. May–October? There is a fire pit, picnic table, grill and a Sani- Can all on site. We also keep the camp bathhouse, with hot gARMAnY HALL showers, open for your convenience. The area is intended for tents only. Your vehicle will be allowed at the campsite to load Ideal for indoor occasions this building holds groups up to 125 and unload only. No vehicle traffic will be allowed during the people. The hall offers a full service kitchen, rest rooms and a day. Please observe quiet time from 9:00pm–9:00am. Member cozy fireplace complete with firewood during the colder weather. families: 15.00 and guests of members pay 20 per family. Folding chairs along with rectangular and round banquet tables are provided. There is no air-conditioning. Garmany Hall is nATuRe’s PoRcH available to rent from early April to mid-December. In 2012, Winding Trails opened its new nature and education Lodge AcTIvITY RooM center. This building is used by members, summer campers, and school groups. The 2000 sq ft facility has a huge wraparound Looking for a place to hold a child’s birthday party? Winding porch, giant fireplace, nature exhibits, and more. It is a certified Trails’ Lodge may just be the place. The activity room is available Connecticut grown building with the majority of building for smaller events. The room has fold-out tables with attached materials coming from our own property. Check our newsletter benches, and one entire wall of countertop, sinks and outlets. and website for hours of operation and programs offered. MeMBeRsHIP HAndBooK 7 GENERAL INFORMATION

rentals, ski instruction, snack bar, and retail shop. If ice skating is more to your liking, Walton Pond is the place to be. This 8 acre pond was completely renovated in 2011 and is complete with warming hut and lights. The sportsplex provides over 9 acres of thrilling sledding opportunities. Cross Country Ski Center Three hundred fifty acres of pristine woodland, lakes and wildlife provide a gorgeous setting for the cross-country ski center. Established in 1975, the facilities have since undergone over thirty-eight years of expansion and improvements. The Winding Trails Cross Country Ski Center offers both the beginner and experienced skier a high quality, enjoyable experience. As a member you do not pay the trail fee, but rental fees do apply if you need to rent skis. TRAILS ■ Cross Country Skiing – Trails and grooming are the heart of cross-country enjoyment. Winding Trails’ 20 kilometer WINDING trail system is groomed daily. Skiers find hours of pleasure SUMMER P traveling through the 380 acres of prime woodland, brooks AM C and spring fed ponds. The wide, double tracked trails on Y CAMP DA gently rolling terrain provide even the first time skier with a positive and fun experience. The entire Winding Trails cross-country trail system is completely mapped and marked with degrees of difficulty. Winding Trails Summer Day Camp ■ Rental Center – Winding Trails is an authorized Fisher Are you looking for a special treat for Demo Center, complete with the latest rental equipment and your child this summer? Winding Trails updated Nordic gear. With over 200 sets of rental equipment Summer Day Camp, established in 1947 is available (including skating skis), we can accommodate a wide accredited through the American Camp variety of sizes to ensure all members of the family have the Association and licensed with the State opportunity to enjoy the sport. Pulk sleds for towing your infant of Connecticut. It was also voted number one summer day or toddler are also available for rent. camp in 2013 by Harford magazine. Campers from the ages ■ Retail Shop – The retail shop is stocked with the latest of 3–13 can enjoy over twenty different summer activities Fisher skis, boots, and poles. We also have other accessories from swimming and soccer, to archery and arts and crafts. including waxes, hats and gloves. The camp is open to the public; however, members get a ■ Ski Lodge – Garmany Hall is transformed into our ski discount on the fees. Winding Trails has an extensive summer lodge each winter. Rental equipment and lessons are all offered of opportunities for your enjoyment. Our full day camp will here. After your ski you can enjoy a toasty fire and some warm promise to bring smiles to your child’s face with activities such food from our snack bar. Indoor and outdoor tables invite you as the challenge course, giant slide, climbing tower, archery, to picnic within the cozy warmth of the lodge or amongst the street hockey, basketball, environmental programs, boating, crisp scent of frosty pines. swimming, arts and crafts and more. Winding Trails also ■ offers half-day programs for 3–5 year-olds. Watch as your Ski School – Our professional instructors will help you child grows socially, physically and emotionally stronger as improve your skills and create greater enjoyment from the sport. the summer proceeds. Enjoy the special bonds created with Whether you are a novice cross country skier or a veteran, our our counselors and camp buddies. Brochures are available in experienced staff has the knowledge and understanding to help January. Some age groups fill very quickly so don’t let your you master the techniques utilized in this sport. Group and child miss out on this golden opportunity. private lessons are offered daily. ■ Sledding – Winding Trails provides one of the best sliding Winter FUN and tubing hills in the area. Located along our soccer and Some people love the winter season some don't. At Winding softball field this 150 ft hill with a slope of 20 degrees provides Trails we welcome what Mother Nature can dish out. Winding thrills and chills. You are welcome to bring your own sled or Trails turns into a virtual winter wonderland with activities rent a tube from our rental area. such as cross country skiing, snowshoeing, ice skating, sledding, ■ Ice Skating – Walton Pond is the perfect backdrop for and ice fishing. Winding Trails is home to the only full service some old fashion pond skating. This pond is equipped for cross country ski center in the state. The length of our season night skating along with a cozy warming hut to put your skates is completely weather dependent but we are always hopeful on. Additionally, we have our own homemade zamboni and for a cold white winter. Our ski center has over 200 sets of resurface the pond on a regular basis. 8 WINDING TRAILS RECREATION ASSOCIATION PoLIcIes, RuLes And ReguLATIons

inding Trails is a unique organization with many programs and numerous constituents. The Board of Directors has established the following rules and regulations for the benefit of all members. WAdherence to these guidelines will keep you a member in good standing. Memberships may be revoked for failure to adhere to these guidelines. The staff of Winding Trails is responsible for the enforcement of the rules and regulations. We are here to enforce these policies for the benefit of all. Please be patient and understanding as the staff does its job. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us (80) 77-8458 or by email. PARK HouRs guesT PoLIcIes 8:00am – Dusk. Each membership is allowed a maximum of six guests per day (not each member). Larger groups must contact the gATeHouse so special arrangements can be made. Guests must park Please come to a complete stop at the entrance gate. along the road in front of the gatehouse and ride in with the Stickers must be clearly visible on the driver’s side windshield. members. Please be sure your guests pull completely off the Membership sticker will be scanned and any guest fees will be road. Members must accompany their guests into the park collected. To enable your access to the park to run smoothly and remain with them throughout the day. Guest fees will be and quickly, please help the Gate Attendant by having the collected at the gatehouse. Guest fees are as follows: .00 per correct guest fees available. Windows on the driver’s side of adult and 4.00 per child ages 3 to 15. Discount guest books the vehicle must be rolled down so gate attendants can speak are available for members to purchase at the gatehouse and in to drivers, verify membership, and obtain accurate count of the . Guest passes are NOT to be handed directly to guests, passengers for our park statistics. but must be turned in at the gate by the member. sPeed LIMIT PARKIng PoLIcIes Speed limit within the park is 20 mph. People use the park Parking for all members is limited to the parking lots. No road for walking, running, and biking. There are always many parking is allowed on grassy areas or alongside roadways children and wildlife around the park, so please be aware of (except for the overflow parking area.). Parking along the things and drive carefully. road creates visual problems for the camp buses and other vehicles. Members parking in non-designated parking areas MeMBeRsHIP sTIcKeRs will be ticketed. Multiple offenders are subject to possible fines, towing, and/or revocation of membership privileges. Parking A copy of your vehicle registration(s) is required to obtain for guests is limited to the roadside before the gatehouse. Please membership stickers. Please make sure a copy of your inform your guests of this policy prior to arrival. current vehicle registration is on file in the Main Office. All registrations should show your full name, address and license WIndIng TRAILs RecYcLes plate numbers. Leased vehicles must be accompanied by the lease agreement indicating you are the lessee or by a letter Winding Trails has placed recycling containers throughout from your employer on company letterhead indicating that the facility. Please be kind to Mother Nature and recycle. you are the responsible party for the vehicle. Membership Thank you! will not be activated and stickers will not be released without no PeTs proper documentation. All stickers must be affixed to the front, driver’s side windshield for admission into the park. License Winding Trails is a wildlife preserve. To protect the plate numbers will be written on the stickers. Make sure you wildlife and each member’s rights, we insist that no dogs or apply the sticker to the corresponding vehicle. These stickers pets are allowed on the property year-round. Medical dogs are barcoded and will be your sticker as long as your dues are exempt from this policy. remain current. There will be a 5.00 fee for the replacement of a lost sticker. If you purchase a new or used car or repair a nAnnIes/Au PAIRs windshield, peel the sticker off with a razor blade and return it Members can add a nanny or caregiver to their membership (even if it is in pieces) to the Main Office for a replacement to at any time for a 70 fee. Please contact the for a Nanny avoid the lost sticker charge. When purchasing a new or used Application. No passes will be issued without a completed vehicle advise the Main Office as soon as possible and follow Nanny Application and photo ID. Nannies will not be issued the registration and lease guidelines above. Anyone misusing a car sticker for their vehicles, but will receive a card for entry stickers will immediately lose all membership privileges and into the park with the families’ children. Nannies are not no refund will be given. permitted to use the park on their own.

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BoATIng guIdeLInes ■ All persons renting boats must be at least 8 years old and have passed level 4 swimming lessons. Boat Attendants have the right to refuse boat rentals to any person(s) unable to manage a specific craft. ■ Boats are available for rent at the boathouse daily between the hours of 11:00am and :00 pm with the last boat into shore at 7:00pm. Rates are posted at the boat house. ■ Damage to the boats caused by horseplay or operator error will be charged to the member. ■ Individuals using the boats should not bring any valuables on to the water. Winding Trails will not be responsible for damage done to cell phones, car keys, etc. ■ All boaters, whether in Winding Trails boats or their own must wear lifejackets. If we cannot properly fit your child in a lifejacket, they will be unable to accompany you in the boat – No Exceptions! ■ BeAcH RuLes Electric motors not to exceed 5hp are permitted on the lake. No gas motors are allowed. ■ ■ All Posted Rules & Regulations are to be followed. Launching of boats is allowed only from the provided launch ■ site across from the Main Office building. Swimming in Dunning Lake opens the first Saturday in ■ No inflatable boats are permitted. June and is open through Labor Day. ■ ■ Boats are restricted from swimming areas. Swimming is permitted only in designated areas when ■ If you are transporting your boat to Dunning Lake from lifeguards are on duty. ■ another lake, please be sure to wash your boat thoroughly prior Open water swimming is not permitted. to launch. This will help prevent the spread of weeds and other ■ The lifeguards are here to protect everyone. Please respect organisms from one lake to another. A hose is located on the their authority and judgment. Keep paths in front of the side of the office building for your convenience. ■ lifeguard chairs free of chairs, towels, umbrellas, and beach Failure to follow the posted rules and regulations will result toys. in forfeiture of your membership. ■ Children are the responsibility of their parents. No child under the age of twelve is to be left unattended. Please do not think the job of lifeguarding is that of baby-sitting. ■ Bubbles, water wings, rafts and other floating devices are prohibited. The safety of your family is important to us. Bubbles, water wings, rafts, and other floating devices give a child a false sense of security. It is for this reason that we do not allow these devices in the lake. Coast guard approved lifejackets are acceptable but cannot be used to aid a child in getting to the rafts. Children are allowed to the rafts only if they are able to make it on their own. ■ No alcoholic beverages are permitted in the water. BoAT sToRAge ■ Smoking is prohibited from the beach area. ■ Boats may be stored on the peninsula across from the Main ■ Please do not bring glass containers to the park. Office year-round for a fee. ■ ■ Please place trash in the proper receptacles and recycling All boats are stored at the owner’s risk. Winding Trails accepts no responsibility for loss or damage. bins. ■ ■ Only one boat can be stored at each boat slip. Picnic tables and grills are used on a first come first serve ■ Stickers will be issued showing the member number and basis. Reserving of tables is not allowed. ■ assigned boat slip. Stickers must be visibly displayed on all Baby changing tables are provided in both sides of the boats. Boats without a sticker will be removed. bathhouse and at the playscape. Do not use picnic tables for ■ Registration forms for storage of canoes, rowboats and this activity. No cloth diapers/pampers are allowed in the sailboats less than 15 feet are available at the Main Office. lake. All babies/toddlers must wear swim diapers. ■ Fees must be kept up to date. Once you are notified of ■ Fishing is not permitted on the beach or in swimming delinquent fees the boat will be removed from the peninsula areas. and not released until all delinquent fees are paid. 10 WINDING TRAILS RECREATION ASSOCIATION PoLIcIes, RuLes And ReguLATIons

FIsHIng RuLes ■ ■ Drive slowly in the park. Speed limit in the park is 20 Members, 1 years of MPH. Bikers, walkers and wildlife utilize the roadway as age and older must have well as the cars. a valid fishing license. ■ Children under 1 do not Please dispose of diapers by wrapping in a plastic bag before need a fishing license. putting in the trash receptacles. Use the baby changing stations ■ and not the picnic tables for changing. Please be sure to stick ■ to posted limits on daily Toddlers/Babies must wear swim diapers in the lake. catches. Anyone with ■ Please put trash and recyclables in the proper receptacles. more than their limit will No glass containers, please. have his or her fishing ■ Picnic Tables and Grills are used on a first come first serve privileges revoked. Keep basis. Reserving of tables is not allowed. in mind fishing is for all members. Over fishing only PRogRAM And RegIsTRATIon PoLIcIes hurts all fishermen in the end. Please catch and release. ■ All boaters operating an electric engine must be registered PRogRAM RegIsTRATIon with the State of Connecticut and have a valid Safe Boaters ■ Certificate and have a valid Safe Boaters Certificate. Members will be given a two-week priority for program ■ registration. However, some programs may be opened to No gas engine or inflatable boats. non-members at a higher fee to support the class. ■ Members are allowed three trout or bass per day. If you bring ■ Participants will be notified by email if a class is filled a guest, you and your guests’ limit together cannot exceed the or if the class has been cancelled. Registration for most five trout or bass limit per day. programs can be done online on our website. If you prefer, ■ Members must pay for their guests either at the gate or in you can register by mail or in our main office. the main office if gate is unattended. PRogRAM cAnceLLATIon PoLIcY ■ Bass Protective Slot Limits: 12"-1" long bass are in a Winding Trails reserves the right to cancel any program protective range and must be released. Only one bass over 1" due to low enrollment. Please register early! may be kept each day ■ ■ Three working days prior to the start date for each program, Failure to follow the posted rules and regulations will result a decision will be made to cancel or run the program. If in forfeiture of your membership. cancelled, you will be notified by Winding Trails and will receive a full refund. geneRAL PoLIcIes ■ Winding Trails reserves the right to combine or divide ■ classes, to change the time, date, and/or location and to All vehicles must stop at the gatehouse to scan stickers and make other revisions in these offerings, which may become collect guest fees. Membership stickers must be affixed to the necessary. lower left side of your windshield. Stickers not affixed will be ■ turned into the main office. Every effort will be made to make up classes. However, ■ activities cancelled due to circumstances beyond the control Walkers/Bikers should use the main gate and will be of Winding Trails that cannot be made up may not be permitted in the park only if they can provide identification as refunded. members. The Gate Attendant will verify membership. ReFund PoLIcY ■ Windows on vehicles must be rolled down so gate attendants can speak to drivers and verify membership. Winding Trails has multiple programs and specific policies ■ Each membership is limited to  guests per day at the guest for major programs such as camp and rentals. Please check fees listed below. Larger groups must call the office at (80) website for details on these programs. The following refund 77-8458 so special arrangements can be made. policies are for our general programs and special events. ■ ■ Guest fees are .00 per adult and 4.00 per child (3 to 15 Full refunds will be given when requested up to one (1) yrs. old). Discount guest passes may be purchased in advance week prior to the start of the program. ■ from the Main Office or at the gate, by members only. Once the decision has been made to run a particular ■ Guests must park their vehicles outside the gate along the program, no refund will be given unless Winding Trails can edge of the entrance roadway. find a substitute, or there is a medical emergency. ■ ■ Members should park in the designated lots and not on the Absolutely no refunds will be given for any attended grass. Parking along the road creates visual problems. Parking portion of a program. ■ violations will be issued for cars parking in non designated There will be no cash refunds. Allow two (2) to four (4) areas. weeks to process a refund. ■ ■ No dogs or other pets are allowed in the park. A . fee will be assessed for ALL bounced checks! MeMBeRsHIP HAndBooK 11 Winding Trails, Inc. Non-Profit Organization 50 Winding Trails Drive U.S. Postage Farmington, CT 0032 PAId (80) 77-8458 FAX (80) 7-9407 Hartford, CT www.windingtrails.org Permit #751

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