“Explore the Southern Illinois Outdoors” Event at Giant City State Park on Saturday, October 4 th from Noon-3 pm
Date/Time
Date(s) - 10/04/2025
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Location
Giant City State Park
Categories
MAKANDA, IL – Southern Illinois is a playground for the outdoor enthusiast. Hiking, biking, camping, birdwatching,
foraging, hunting, climbing, kayaking….we’ve got it all!
On Saturday, October 4th from Noon-3 pm join local nature professionals and enthusiasts to discover cool outdoor
opportunities in your backyard!
Informational booths include:
Shawnee National Forest, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Touch of Nature,
River to River Trail Society, Sierra Club, Greenearth, U of I Extension, Keep Carbondale Beautiful, Little Grassy Fish
Hatchery, Illinois Conservation Police, Outdoor Photography with Jen Wharton, Friends of Giant City, Southern Illinois
Audubon Society, Camp Ondossonk, SIUC Stem Education Research Center, and Shawnee RC&D.
Informational booths will be outdoors around the Visitors Center. Please call 618-457-4836 for more information.
Giant City State Park is administered by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The mission of the IDNR is to
manage, conserve and protect Illinois’ natural, recreational and cultural resources, further the public’s understanding and
appreciation of those resources, and promote the education, science and public safety of Illinois’ natural resources for
present and future generations.