Juneteenth Freedom Ride
Dan Ryan Woods Visitor Center • Chicago, IL 60620Cycling celebration with Major Taylor Trail Keepers and Black Girls Bike. 16 miles roundtrip. Bring your own bike and helmet.
Cycling celebration with Major Taylor Trail Keepers and Black Girls Bike. 16 miles roundtrip. Bring your own bike and helmet.
Celebrate the summer solstice by paddling Busse South Pool. Ages 5 & up.
Look for birds with Chicago Bird Alliance. Grove 7.
Presented with River Forest Public Library. We’ll read stories and do a simple nature activity. Weather dependent. Ages 0 to […]
Don't be Rude, It's A Brood: Cicadas Connect to nature through fun inquiry-based activities. Different theme/activities each month. Drop in.
Join the American Indian Center of Chicago to learn the importance of the solstice to the Native community; enjoy traditional […]
Celebrate the longest day of the year during a 1.5-mile walk.
Join us for a lively discussion of “Entangled Life” by Merlin Sheldrake, a book about fungi and forests. Ages 18 […]
Enjoy the lingering daylight on the longest day of the year with stories, songs and s’mores around the campfire.
The time has finally come to celebrate the emergence of the 17-year cicadas! Join us on the summer solstice as […]
Discover something new in nature with University of Illinois Extension Volunteers.
Introductory class on fly fishing. Includes basic casting instruction followed by classroom time to go over gear, rigging, knots, flies […]
Nearly all Forest Preserves events are free; some require registration and/or a low fee. Residents may qualify for free admission opportunities at our partners: Brookfield Zoo Chicago and the Chicago Botanic Garden.
Printed copies of our quarterly Events Guide are available at our Nature Centers and General Headquarters. They may also be available at your local city hall or library. Know a location that should have our Events Guide? Contact us.
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Please contact Experience.Nature@cookcountyil.gov or 708-771-1573 about accommodations for specific camping and outdoor recreation activities.