MAY Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 Spring Wildflower Walk, Craft Brew Crawl, p. 17 Cycling Without Age, p. 19 p. 18 Prairie Trail Riders, p. 19 Talk & Trek Spring Ephemerals, p. 18 Wildflowers and Watercolors, p. 21 Art Exhibit: Exploration in Fiber Arts Shay Cooper with Artist Reception, p. 16 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Bug Buddies, p. 20 Climate Conversations: National "Disc" Golf Day: Cycling Without Age, p. 19 Living History: Who is Water Resources, p. 18 Play-a-Round, p. 17 Prairie Trail Riders, p. 19 Samuel Walker? p. 16 Discovery Days: Flower Birding Blitz, p. 11 Gone Fishing with Trout Power, p. 21 Unlimited, p. 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Endangered Species Day: Canoe to a Heron Rookery, p. 18 Be a Hero!, p. 20 Cycling Without Age, p. 19 Fabulous Frogs, p. 20 Prairie Trail Riders, p. 19 Fire Building, p. 20 Sites Seldom Seen: Bystricky Prairie, p. 17 19 21 22 23 24 25 Functional Fitness Hike, p. 19 Climate Conversations: Find Your Wild Summer Turtles of McHenry County, Observations from a Challenge Begins p. 20 Naturalist, p. 18 Prairie Trail Riders, p. 19 Jessica Fine昀椀eld Memorial Day  26 27 28 29 30 31 District Offices Closed Lost Valley Visitor Center Open Campgrounds • Firewood is available to purchase at time of reservation for $7/bundle (apx. 10 pcs) • Group Campgrounds are open April – November. For more information visit • Thomas Woods open for winter camping November–March. MCCD.me/Reservations. Reservations are made online only at MCCD.me/Reservations and require one week notice (exception: Thomas Woods Campground—see right). Individual Camp Sites Cancellations up to two weeks prior your reservation will receive a 90% refund. Thomas Woods, in Marengo Ridge No refunds issued for cancellations less than two weeks from the reservation date. Open April–October, Weekends Only All reservations are subject to a $2 administrative fee. Call 815.338.6223 for weekday or special use permit location Person Parking Resident / Non-resident Holiday Surcharge* Advance reservations are not required for Capacity Capacity per night per night Thomas Woods. Camp sites are 昀椀rst come, 昀椀rst served for last minute camping plans, until full. Rush Creek – 20501 McGuire Rd., Harvard Exclusive Use 1-100 20 $55 / $90 $20 / $30 If you wish to secure a site, make advance Beck’s Woods – 5940 N Pagles Rd., Chemung reservations online at MCCD.me/Reservations with a credit card until noon on the Wednesday 1-25 6 $25 / $50 $10 / $20 prior to the upcoming weekend. Payment by Marengo Ridge – 2411 N Route 23, Marengo credit card, cash or check is accepted on site. Exclusive Use 1-100 18 $55 / $90 $20 / $30 Resident / Non-resident per site, per night Hickory Grove – 500 Hickory Nut Grove Lane, Cary Non-electric $20 / $25 Riverfront 1-25 5 $25 / $50 $10 / $20 Electric, RV only $25 / $35 The Hollows – 3804 U.S. Hwy. 14, Cary Holiday surcharge per night* $2 / $5 Large Area 1-100 50 $45 / $90 $20 / $30 Overnight Cyclist Camping Small A 1-40 50 $25 / $50 $10 / $20 North Branch, in Richmond; April–December Small B 1-40 50 $25 / $50 $10 / $20 $10/tent. Permit required. No formal amenities. *Holiday surcharge fees apply. Two night minimum applies to holiday weekends. See MCCD.me/Camp for guidelines. 24 Landscapes | Spring 2024