Session 5
A Note from Your Camp Director
Welcome of Session 5 of Junior Camp! Our Junior team is extremely excited to meet our campers and their families. We have an engaging and active summer planned with your future 2nd and 3rd graders that we know they are going to love! I have provided a few friendly reminders to help prepare for the summer and highly recommend reviewing our orientation video on our website to clarify any questions regarding camp. If you have not done so, please finish your Campdoc forms as soon as possible. You will not be allowed to attend camp until we have your emergency information.
Important Information:
  • Please have campers wear swimsuits & sunscreen to camp on swim lesson days
 If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please do not hesitate to call Matt Rogers, Junior Camp Director, or Nora Harvel, Junior Camp Assistant Director, at (815) 355-6593 or email us at mrogers@crystallakeparks.org.

Camp Drop-off/Pickup Procedures:
We ask that you please pull up in an orderly fashion. When you drop off/pick up you will stay in your car. A counselor will come up to you and have you sign your child in/out.
  • Camp begins at 9 am and ends at 3:30 pm, PLEASE no early drop-offs!
  • Drop off will always be Main Beach, unless signed up for AM ET Camp. Pick up sites vary daily. Please read the newsletter carefully.
  • ET Camp (815)355-0962 is held at Glacier Ridge school daily. AM bus leaves Glacier Ridge promptly at 8:30 am
  • Call or text (815) 355-6593 if your camper will be absent from camp.
  • Please remember to send your child with a lunch & drink or money to purchase one daily. If your child does not bring a lunch or money to purchase one, we will call you to bring one.
  • No peanut butter/nut products.
  • Pick up/drop-off at Main Beach is in the parking lot near the baseball field
  • Please remember to notify the camp counselor if your child will be picked up early or is going to be absent from camp.
  • Any medication must be brought to camp with the appropriate paper work and in it's original container.
  • Send in labeled gym shoes, sunscreen, bug spray and water bottle everyday!
  • Send labeled swimsuit and a change of clothes daily.
  • No electronics or toys are allowed at camp.
MON JULY 4
  • CLOSED- Happy 4th of July!

TUE JULY 5
Drop-off Main Beach 8:50 am
Pick-up Glacier Ridge 3:30 pm
  • Swim lessons (please have camper wear swimsuit and sunscreen to camp)
  • Swim & sand play
  • Bring a nut-free lunch and drink or money to purchase one from concession
  • Wacky water day

WED JULY 6
Drop-off Main Beach 8:50 am
Pick-up Glacier Ridge 3:30 pm
  • Swim lessons (please have camper wear swimsuit and sunscreen to camp)
  • Swim & sand play
  • Bring a nut-free lunch and drink or money to purchase one from concession
  • Olympic Games

THU JULY 7
Drop-off Main Beach 8:50 am
Pick-up Main Beach 3:30 pm
  • X-Treme Wheels trip
  • Pizza lunch provided
  • Wear camp shirt & SOCKS
  • Please limit spending money up to $10
  • After trip back to Main Beach
  • Bring swim gear and sunscreen

FRI JULY 8
Drop-off Main Beach 8:50 am
Pick-up Main Beach 3:30 pm
  • All Day Beach Day!
  • Swim lessons (please have camper wear swimsuit and sunscreen to camp)
  • Fishing/swimming/sand play/playground
  • Bring a nut-free lunch and drink or money to purchase one from concession
  • Tie dying (please bring in a white item to dye)
Important Addresses
 
Glacier Ridge School
1120 Village Rd, Crystal Lake
 
Woodscreek Park
1420 Willow Tree Dr, Crystal Lake
 
Main Beach
300 Lakeshore Dr., Crystal Lake
 
Rotary Building
431 Walkup Rd., Crystal Lake

Nature Center
330 N Main St, Crystal Lake
Summer Fun
Stop into the Crystal Lake Park District Administration Office (1 E. Crystal Lake Avenue, Crystal Lake) and purchase your Crystal Lake July 3 fireworks wristbands ahead of time!
 
Office hours:
Daily thru Fri, July 1, 8:30 am-5 pm
Sat, Jul 2, 9:30 am-Noon, drive thru only
 
Fireworks wristband price:
$5 per person/Kids under 3 free
 
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Fireworks Concert and Show
Sun, Jul 3 at Main Beach
Fireworks admission begins at 2:30 pm. Regular Main Beach admission (click button below) prices apply up until 2:30 pm on Sun, July 3.
 
Voices in Harmony and Crystal Lake Community Band at 7 pm
Fireworks start time is at dark
Picnic tables limited, first come, first served basis, one table per family
 
Prohibited items onsite at Main Beach:
No gas grills, no glass near beach, no hard alcohol, no smoking, no bikes & skateboards, no dogs, no firearms
 
 
Crystal Lake Independence Day Parade Info
Sun, Jul 3, 2022
Parade steps off at 1 pm
Route is Woodstock St down Dole Ave to end at the festival grounds at the Dole.
Park Quest 2022- FREE family fun exploring Crystal Lake Park District parks
Finish the quest and come by the Crystal Lake Park District Admin. Office (1 E. Crystal Lake Avenue, Crystal Lake) for your prize!

Need a hint to finish your Quest? Hints can be found on our website along with a printable Park Quest game page.
SAVE THE DATE for this FREE event at the Crystal Lake Park District Nature Center!