Nature Play Events

Name: Gone Fishin’ Day Camp
Start: 2024-06-27T09:30:00-05:00
End: 2024-06-28T12:00:00-05:00
Location: Crabtree Nature Center

May 2024

a girl coloring on a table at Eggers Grove

Sat, May 18 • 11 am - 3 pm

Nature Block Party

Eggers Grove • Chicago, IL 60617

Sun, May 19 • 11 am - 3 pm

Nature Navigators: Discovering the Outdoors with Refugee Youth Leaders

Bunker Hill • Niles, IL 60714

Thu, May 23 • 3 pm - 6 pm

I Spy with my Five Sense

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620

two children playing on a log at River Trail Nature Center

Tue, May 28 • 10 am Small Serendipity

Small Serendipity

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

June 2024

a family exploring the trails at Crabtree Nature Center

Sun, Jun 2 • 11 am - 3 pm

Explore the Forest

Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

three children building a fort out of logs

Mon, Jun 3 • 9:30 am - 11:30 am

Let’s Play! Forest Exploration Day

Erickson Woods • Cook County, IL 60093 (near Winnetka)

two children in the nature play area at Crabtree Nature Center

Wed, Jun 5 • 10 am Wee Wandering Wednesdays

Wee Wandering Wednesdays

Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

children playing indoors at Trailside Museum

Wed, Jun 5 • 10 am I am a Scientist

I am a Scientist

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

Sat, Jun 8 • 11 am - 3 pm

Beaubien Woods Celebration

Beaubien Woods • Chicago, IL 60827

Sun, Jun 9 • 1 pm Wee Wonders

Wee Wonders

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473

Tue, Jun 11 • 10 am Small Serendipity

Small Serendipity

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

Wed, Jun 12 • 10 am Wee Wonders

Wee Wonders

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473

Thu, Jun 13 - Fri, Jun 14 • 9:30 am - 12 pm Gone Fishin’ Day Camp

Gone Fishin’ Day Camp

Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

Four family members on the edge of a lake at Busse Woods.

Sat, Jun 15 • 9 am - 12 pm

Busse Lake Outdoors Day & Fishing Derby

Busse Lake Boating Center • Cook County, IL 60007 (near Elk Grove Village)

Sun, Jun 16 • 11 am - 2 pm

The Un-buried Treasure Hunt 

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

Tue, Jun 18 - Thu, Jun 20 • 9:30 am - 12 pm

Nature Explorer Camp

Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

Tue, Jun 18 - Thu, Jun 20 • 9:30 am - 12 pm

Nature Explorer Camp

Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

Mon, Jun 24 - Fri, Jun 28 • 8:30 am - 12:30 pm

Outdoor Education Camp

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473

Tue, Jun 25 - Fri, Jun 28 • 9 am - 12 pm

Nature Discovery Field Camp

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

Tue, Jun 25 • 10 am Small Serendipity

Small Serendipity

River Trail Nature Center • Northbrook, IL 60062

view of Maple Lake at night with stars in the sky and reflecting on the water

Wed, Jun 26 • 7 pm - 9 pm

Night of Nature Play

Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620

Thu, Jun 27 - Fri, Jun 28 • 9:30 am - 12 pm Gone Fishin’ Day Camp

Gone Fishin’ Day Camp

Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

Forest Preserves of Cook County

Nature Play Events

Nature Block Party

Nature Navigators: Discovering the Outdoors with Refugee Youth Leaders

I Spy with my Five Sense

Small Serendipity

Explore the Forest

Let’s Play! Forest Exploration Day

Wee Wandering Wednesdays

I am a Scientist

Beaubien Woods Celebration

Wee Wonders

Small Serendipity

Wee Wonders

Gone Fishin’ Day Camp

Busse Lake Outdoors Day & Fishing Derby

The Un-buried Treasure Hunt

Nature Explorer Camp

Nature Explorer Camp

Outdoor Education Camp

Nature Discovery Field Camp

Small Serendipity

Night of Nature Play

Gone Fishin’ Day Camp

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