WILD About Winter Nights

Name: WILD About Winter Nights
Start: 2026-02-07T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-02-07T21:00:00-05:00
Location: Big Creek

Schedule

Sat Feb 07 2026 at 06:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Big Creek | Chardon, OH

Meet up in the park for this second-year all-ages community event showcasing all the fun a winter night can provide!
Guests will want to bundle up for the weather with appropriate footwear and arrive at 6 PM to enjoy everything offered before 9 PM: an EPIC bonfire in the field near Maple Grove Shelter, naturalist-led night hikes at 7 and 8 PM, a self-guided luminary-lit trail, outdoor snow games (if there's snow), a Nature touch table and display featuring nocturnal animals, guided astronomy with a park telescope (if skies are clear), and snowshoeing (first-come-first-served and weather dependent). Hit the shelter area, too, for hot cocoa, s’mores (made at a smaller fire nearby) and a cool Nature-based playground to explore in winter night conditions.
WILD About Winter Nights is totally free to enjoy and entirely outdoors, whatever the weather; no registration is required. If parking is full near the Maple Grove Shelter, park in the Donald W. Meyer Center or Deep Woods Lodge lots to catch a free shuttle to the event. Or, for added adventure, park in the Meyer Center lot and let your eyes adjust to the dark as you take the Trillium Trail to the event through the woods.
Do you have some friends or family you'd like to invite to this seasonal meet-up in the park? We look forward to spending some time with you!
Photo: Sonny Williams