Description: Nature can sometimes be pretty gross but it can also be amazingly awesome at the same time! Join a volunteer park naturalist for a fun 1-hour program where you will read a storybook, make a craft/play a game/take a hike, and of course have fun! Date: Saturday, March 11, 2023 Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Starved Rock
Description: Living history actor and storyteller Kevin Stonerock takes his audience on a journey through a year in the fur trade in the mid-1700s. Date: Sunday, March 5, 2023 Time: 1 p.m. Location: Starved Rock State Park Visitor Center Registration required: No
Description: Owl Prowl will be presented by Tara Beveroth, ornithologist for the Illinois State Natural History Survey. The evening will begin with an indoor program on owl species in Illinois and end with a night hike led by park naturalist Lisa Sons and owl calling by Tara. Registration is required. Registration will open on the
Description: Head back in time with park naturalists and explore fossils! Where do fossils come from? How are fossils made? Are there fossils here in Illinois? Story time, fossil education, and hands-on fossil activities included. Suitable for children ages 3-10 with adult chaperones. Date: Saturday, February 11, 2023 Time: 9:30 a.m. Location: Starved Rock State
Description: Sled Dog Demonstration with Free Spirit Siberian Rescue Date: Sunday, February 5, 2023 Time: Shows at 12, 2, and 3:30 p.m. Location: Back portion of the main parking lot along the Illinois River in front of the Starved Rock Visitor Center. Registration required: No
Description: Calling all artists, entries can now be submitted from January 9th through 31st, to the Annual Starved Rock Art Show at the Starved Rock State Park Visitor Center! There will be two separate sections of the show this year: the Junior Art Show for those 10 to 17 years of age, and an Adult
Description: Take a short hike to the highest point of the park – Starved Rock- or out to the sea wall along the Illinois River with a knowledgeable park naturalist to view the amazing bald eagle! Discover fun facts about these amazing birds while utilizing binoculars (free and on loan to those with a driver’s license)
Description: Join the Northern Illinois Raptor Rehab and Education group and their educational ambassador team of hawks, falcons, and owls for a family fun indoor program at the Starved Rock State Park Visitor Center. Date: Saturday, January 28, 2023 Time: 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. Location: Starved Rock State Park Visitor Center Registration required: No, but seating
Description: A 1-hour program for children ages 3 to 10 years old and their chaperones. The program will help young minds discover fun facts about the bald eagle while they explore a story told by the park naturalist, view pictures, an eagle’s egg, talon, and skull, and partake in a fun craft and activity. Date:
Description: Join park naturalists and volunteers for a fun-filled hour discovering the world of winter animals! Who hibernates, who migrates, and who parties all winter long in the snow?! The program is suitable for children 3 to 10 years of age with a chaperone. The program includes a craft, game/hike/activity, educational component, and storybook time.