Forest Preserves of Cook County 2024 Spring Brochure

SPRING OFFERINGS CAMPING /CLIMBING fpdcc.com *Registration required. For info and registration, contact: experience.camping @ cookcountyil.gov, CAMPGROUNDS OFFERINGS Free! Campground programming for registered campers Saturdays and some Sundays Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day. Check in with campground staff for topics/times and registration information. Camp Reinberg Camp Bullfrog Lake Camping 101 Join us for a workshop covering basic camping skills. All programs 5:30–7 pm Camp Bullfrog Lake Wednesday, Mar 27 Camp Reinberg Wednesday, Apr 10; Saturday, May 23 Teen Shelter Building* Learn about primitive shelter buildings and build your own. Bring your friends! Ages 12 & up. Camp Dan Beard Saturday, Apr 27 • 1 pm Outdoor Cooking* Cooking outdoors is easy and fun! Learn how to prepare food both over a fire and on a stove. Ages 12 & up. Ages 12–17 w/adult. Fridays • 5:30 pm Mar 8: Camp Reinberg Apr 19: Camp Bullfrog Lake May 10: Camp Sullivan Day Hiking Leadership Training* For teachers/youth educators! DHLT gives you all the necessary tools to take groups out into the Preserves for the day. Saturday, Apr 20 • 11:30 am Bemis Woods-North, Wolf Rd, south of 31st St Camping Leadership Immersion Course* Overnight training course to learn skills needed to plan and lead group camping trips. Covers safety, day-hiking, tent and stove-set up, teambuilding and leadership skills, and educational offerings. After training, gain access to gear library and group site. Ages 18 & up. $25/person, includes food and camping gear. More information: fpdcc.com. Camp Sullivan Saturday, Apr 13–Sunday, Apr 14 Saturday, May 4–Sunday, May 5 Camp Sullivan Camp Shabbona Woods Northwest North Central Southwest South ZONE KEY 9 PRING OFFERINGS CAMPING /CLIMBING fpdcc.com *Registration required. For info and registration, contact: experience.camping @ cookcountyil.gov, CAMPGROUNDS OFFERINGS Free! Campground programming for registered campers Saturdays and some Sundays Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day. Check in with campgro staff for t pics/times and registration information. Camp Reinberg Camp Bullfrog Lake Camping 101 Join us for a workshop covering basic camping skills. All programs 5:30–7 pm Camp Bullfrog Lake Wednesday, Mar 27 Camp Reinberg Wednesday, Apr 10; Saturday, May 23 Teen Shelter Building* Learn about primitive shelter buildings and build your own. Bring your friends! Ages 12 & up. Camp Dan Beard Saturday, Apr 27 • 1 pm Outdoor Cooking* Cooking outdoors is easy and fun! Learn h w t prepare food both over a fire and o a stove. Ages 12 & up. Ages 12–17 w/adult. Fridays • 5:30 pm Mar 8: Camp Reinberg Apr 19: Camp Bullfrog Lake May 10: Camp Sullivan Day Hiking Leadership Training* For teachers/youth educators! DHLT gives you all the n cessary tools to take groups out into the Preserves for the day. Saturday, Apr 20 • 11:30 m Bemis Woods-North, Wolf Rd, south of 31st St Camping Leadership Immersion Course* Overnight train ng course to learn skills needed t plan and lead group camping trips. Covers safety, day-hiking, tent and stove-set up, teamb ilding and leadership skills, nd educational offerings. After training, gain access to gear library and group site. Ages 18 & up. $25/person, includes food and camping gear. More inf rmation: fpdcc.com. Camp Sullivan Saturday, Apr 13– Sunday, Apr 14 Sat rday, May 4–Sunday, May 5 Camp Sullivan Camp Shabbona Woods Northwest North Central Southwest South ZONE KEY 9 SPRING OFFERINGS CAMPING /CLIMBING fpdcc.com *Re gistration required. For info and registra tion, contact: experience.camping @ cookcountyil.gov, CAMPGROUNDS OFFERINGS Fr e! Campground programming for registered campers Saturdays and some Sundays Me orial Day weekend through Labor Day. Check in with c mpground s aff for topics/times and registration information. Camp Reinberg Camp Bullfrog Lake Camping 101 Join us for a workshop covering basic camping skills. All programs 5:30–7 pm Camp Bullfrog Lake Wednesday, Mar 27 Camp Reinberg Wednesday, Apr 10; Saturday, May 23 Te n Shelter Building* Learn about primitive shelter buildings and build your own. Bring your friends! Ages 12 & up. Camp Dan Beard Saturday, Apr 27 • 1 pm Outdoor Cooking* C oking outd ors is easy and fun! Learn how to pr pare food both over a fire and on a stove. Ages 12 & up. Ages 12–17 w/adult. Fridays • 5:30 pm Mar 8: Camp Reinberg Apr 19: Camp Bullfrog Lake May 10: Camp Sullivan D y Hiking Leade ship T aining* For teachers/youth educa ors! DHLT gives you all the n cessa y tools to take groups out into the Preserves for the day. Saturday, Apr 20 • 11:30 am Bemis Woods-North, Wolf Rd, south of 31st St Camping Le dership Immersion Course* Overnight tr ining cou se to learn skills need d to plan and lead roup camping trips. Covers safety, day-hiking, tent and stove- et up, teambuilding and leadership skills, and edu ational offerings. After training, ain access to gear library d gr up site. Ages 18 & up. $25/person, includ es food and camping gear. More information: fpdcc.com. Camp Sullivan Saturday, Apr 13–Sund , Apr 14 Saturday, May 4–Sunday, May 5 Camp Sullivan Camp Shabbona Woods Northwest North Central Southwest South ZONE KEY 9