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Todays Sunset
November 20, 2008
5:30 PM

parks open at 7:00 AM and
close 1/2 hour after sunset


Todays Weather
Light Snow
24 F (-4 C)
Wind From the North at 15 Gusting to 26 MPH
Activities
Picnicking/Shelterhouses

Plan your picnic or family reunion now. Schedule your summer event in the beautiful, relaxing, natural setting of a forest preserve. Now is the time to reserve a shelterhouse for your annual picnic, for your family, company or club. Twenty-eight shelterhouse facilities are available in 18 different preserves. A shelterhouse reservation requires a fee and covers the entire day, from 7:00 AM until sunset.

To reserve a date call the Forest Preserve District office at (815) 877-6100. 		  Picnicking & Shelterhouses
  FEES

Bird Watching Camping Canoeing Cross Country Sking Education Programs Fishing Geocaching Hiking Horseback Riding Nature Preserves Picnicking/Shelterhouses Snowmobiling Conservation

Shelterhouses
Daily reservation small shelter (up to 150 people) $25.00
Daily reservation medium shelter (up to 300 people) $35.00
Daily reservation large shelter (300 to 500 people) $350.00
Daily reservation with electric $5.00 additional
Note: 300 and over, Forest Preserve District will provide one extra set of port-o-lets along with one garbage dumpster.

Ground Use Permits
Rides & Amusements (Maximum 5) $30.00/day/ride

Building Use Permits- Headquarters, Pecatonica Study Center $50.00/day 
Concessions (selling food or beverages) - special permit required - no charge
Other ground use permits (designated areas, tents, metal detectors) $10.00

 

 

 
PRESERVES WITH SHELTERHOUSES
 Preserve  Shelterhouse Max. People  Tables  Seating  Electric Vehicle Access
Atwood Homestead
Old Settlers 300 22 120 No Yes
River Oaks 300 22 120 No Yes
Willow Grove 200 22 120 No Yes
Blackhawk Springs
Indian Springs 200 25 150 Yes No
Espenscheid Memorial
Shady Oaks 80 8 48 No No
Four Lakes
Lake View 100 10 60 No No
Fuller Memorial
Bird Haven 300 20 120 No No
Hononegah
Bird Grove 100 10 60 No No
Indian Rest 200 20 120 Yes No
Towering Pines 300 20 120 Yes No
Kieselburg
Black Willow Springs 200 15 90 No No
Red Cedar Ridge 200 20 120 No No
Kilbuck Bluffs
Edgewood 100 16 72 No No
Fort Chartres 80 8 48 No Yes
Kiswaukee River
Fort Vincennes 80 8 48 No Yes
Sleepy Hollow 100 22 100 No No
Laona Heights
Ironwood 50 6 36 No No
Macktown
Highland 200 20 120 Yes Yes
Pecatonica River
Highview 300 18 108 Yes No
Roland Olson
Stuga 500 15 90 Yes Yes
Severson Dells
Prairie Knoll 200 25 150 No No
Seward Bluffs
Grove Creek 50 5 30 No No
Oak Ridge 80 8 48 No Yes
Sugar River
River View 80 8 48 No No
Sand Bluffs 100 14 85 No Yes
Trask Bridge
Coffee Tree 80 8 48 No No
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