Over 500 community garden plots
are available on an annual basis
Each year, garden plots are available to residents through the Park District's Garden Plot Program. Plots are 20 feet by 30 feet each and are $15 apiece, with no limit on the number that can be reserved.
West location
(corner of Jericho and Barnes roads)
Gardeners who rented plots during the previous year have the first opportunity to reserve a plot during the first week of March. Beginning the second week of March, remaining plots are rented on a first-come, first-served basis. All registrations for garden plots are accepted at the Prisco Community Center. Water is not available at the site. Gardeners will be required to fill out a plot permit and will receive a vehicle permit to display in their windows for security. Plots can be accessed from April 15 to Sept. 30.
(Note: All 260 west-side plots are sold out for 2010)
East location (Oakhurst Forest Preserve; 1680 Fifth Ave.)
In early April of 2010, the Park District reached an agreement with the Kane County Forest Preserve District to provide 250 new garden plots at the Oakhurst Forest Preserve on Aurora's east side. Read press release. Visit garden plots page. Garden plots map. Aerial view.
