DuPage Forest Preserve Summer Camps Registration
How will your child spend summer? Sitting on the couch watching TV or riding horses, feeding farm animals or exploring the outdoors? Help your child discover a new corner of the world through one of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County’s summer programs for kids.
All programs are day camps, and some include one-night camp outs. Enrollment deadlines vary. Registration forms are available in the Education section of the District's Web site.
“GO! Camp for Guys” will guide Boy Scouts ages 11 – 17 through a week in the outdoors July 12 – 16 at Fullersburg Woods Nature Education Center. Activities, which include an overnight camp out, will meet requirements of the “Environmental Science” merit badge, a badge required for advancement to Eagle Scout. Registration for “GO! Camp for Guys” costs $99 per Scout for DuPage County residents and $125 for nonresidents. For information, call the center at 630-850-8110.
During “Horse Sense” camp at Danada Equestrian Center in Wheaton, children ages 10 – 12 will enjoy hands-on experiences with horses while learning about day-to-day stable activities. Crafts, games and supervised lead-line horseback rides round out the program. Four five-day sessions are offered between June and August. Registration costs $203 per session for DuPage County residents and $232 for nonresidents. For information on “Horse Sense” camp, call the center at 630-668-6012.
At Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn, children ages 9 – 12 can participate in “Roger Raccoon Club” and discover the natural history of DuPage County through safe exploration and play in wild places. Two four-day sessions are offered in June and July, each including an overnight camp out at Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve in Darien. Registration costs $75 per session. For information on “Roger Raccoon Club,” call the center at 630-942-6200.
Also coordinated by Willowbrook Wildlife Center, children ages 6 – 8 can enroll in “Hodge Podge Lodge,” where they will learn about the environment and how they are part of nature. Each day will involve games, activities and stories. Each session will conclude with a cookout at Herrick Lake Forest Preserve in Wheaton. Three four-day sessions are offered in June, July and August. Registration costs $75 per session. For information on “Hodge Podge Lodge,” call the center at 630-942-6200.
And, Kline Creek Farm in West Chicago offers “Kline Creek Farmhands,” where children ages 7 – 12 can experience life on a historic working farm, including chores and domestic activities as well as games from the 1890s. Seven three-day sessions are offered during June, July and August. Fees are $75 per session. For information on “Kline Creek Farmhands,” call the farm at 630-876-5900.
With 60 forest preserves and five education facilities, there are many programs and activities that explore the wild places that are right at your feet in DuPage County forest preserves. For more information, call 630-933-7200, or visit www.dupageforest.org.
