Family Campout

Schedule

Sat, 27 Sep, 2025 at 11:00 am to Sun, 28 Sep, 2025 at 11:00 am

UTC-05:00

Location

Allerton Park & Retreat Center | Monticello, IL

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Enjoy an overnight campout at Allerton Park!
About this Event

Spend time in the natural beauty of the Park at our Family Campout the weekend of Sept. 27-28. This hassle-free camping experience in the will provide your family with the opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors and learn about nature.

You can spend your weekend:

— Helping biologists from the and the catch, identify and release various wildlife;

— Assisting with a fish survey of the Allerton Mansion Pond;

— Hiking to look for mussels along the Sangamon River; and

— Listening to a ‘hawk talk’.

Food will be available throughout the weekend from area food trucks and the . Feel free to bring and cook your own meals as well, as long as your flame is enclosed.

$15/person ($10/child eight and under). Register by Sept. 22. All sales are final.

NOTE: Participants need to bring their own camping equipment.

If you will need disability-related accommodations in order to participate, please email .

About The Farms

, offers focusing on . All experiences value hands-on, experiential teaching and learning, and are facilitated by and for the members of the community.

See the complete Fall Session schedule .

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Where is it happening?

Allerton Park & Retreat Center, 515 Old Timber Road, Monticello, United States

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Tickets

USD 12.51 to USD 17.85

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