*Additional fee for participation in optional overnight. Receive a 10% discount for each family that signs up for 6 or more sessions!




Dates & Themes
Week 1: June 16 – 20 (Nature Crafts) - Learn to see the natural world in a different way as we explore the wonder of creating from nature. Campers will create projects that utilize Mother Nature to take home or share!

Week 2: June 23 – 27 (Pond) – What would life be like if you lived in a pond? Find out by seeing, touching and exploring our own water wonderland!

Week 3: June 30 – July 4 – A special camp will run this week with very limited registration. Please call Irons Oaks for information and fees: 708.481.2330

Week 4: July 7 – 11 (Outdoor Living Skills I) – Traditionally, our most popular week of camp. We’ll investigate origins, explore usage and learn to practice these skills on our own! (*Scampers & Adventurers will have their, optional, campout Thursday evening for an additional fee of $10.00)

Week 5: July 14 – 18 (Outdoor Living Skills II) – Building upon the previous week, but learning new skills, too! Campers do not need (but are encouraged) to be registered for level I to participate in level II. (*Discoverers & Voyagers will have their, optional, campout Thursday evening for an additional fee of $10.00)

Week 6: July 21 – 25 (Stewardship) – Campers will learn a little about giving back to the park & their communities by undertaking little projects that will make the site look better or more functional - we’ll learn a little about each area we work in, too.

Week 7: July 28 – August 1 (Animals) – Which animal created that track? Who flies over our heads at night? What kind of wildlife do we have in the park? Find out all this and more as we explore mammal wildlife that roams the park or resides in the Midwest.

Week 8: August 4 – 8 (Woodland) – Learn what makes trees so spectacular and what we can do to help them flourish! We’ll have a special treat for each camper to either add to the park or take home with them!

Trekker's Camp

Dates: M-F, August 11 - 15
Age: Entering grades 4 - 7
Time: 9:00am – 3:00pm
Fee: $165 R / $215 NR
Limit: 10
Location: Irons Oaks – Vollmer Road Lot
Code: 294306-01
Information: Explore new habitats, seek out different locations and experience what life is like in each new setting! Conduct a field investigation, have a guided tour of the facility or help the site fix a serious problem – all this while meeting new people! Fee includes transportation, entrance costs & program supplies.

Adventure Camps

High Adventure Camp
Age: Entering grades 7-9
Time: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Fee: $170 R / $225 NR
Limit: 12
Location: Irons Oaks – Vollmer Road Lot
Code: 294402-01

Information:
Ready for an adventure?! Irons Oaks offers three days of outdoor living skills training, our Teams Challenge Course, Climbing tower and High Ropes Course, all before heading out for an overnight trip to the Kankakee River State Park. We leave Thursday for a full day of canoeing and camping. (Friday is a short day ending at noon)

Explorer's Camp
Age: Entering grades 7-9
Time 9:00am – 5:00pm
Fee: $180 R / $270 NR
Limit: 12
Location: Irons Oaks – Vollmer Road Lot
Code: 294403-01

Information:
Take on our Teams Challenge Course and Climbing Tower in the same day. Then the adventure really begins! We will spend three days hiking, kayaking and exploring an Indiana State Park and its waterways, before returning to end the week with our own High Ropes Course. (Friday is a short day ending at 1pm)

Leader In Training (LIT) Program
Age: Entering grades 8th – 10th
Time: 9:00am – 1:00pm, day’s vary
Fee: Committed Volunteer
Limit: 5

Information:
Is your son or daughter seeking opportunities for service hours? We are looking for committed volunteers for the length of the summer; coming out one day a week to work & observe Irons Oaks Staff plus a few scheduled leadership training dates. Participants will undergo an interview process and will need a resume and application submitted for review. For more information, please contact Dee McIntyre at Irons Oaks (708.481.2330 ext. 208).