Self-Guided Adventures in the Preserves

Egg Hunt

The Egg Hunt is back at Champaign County Forest Preserves! Explore the trails and search for 34 colorful eggs while enjoying fresh air and the beauty of spring.
 
Look for 8 new designs included in the 34 eggs.
 
Break Down of How Many Eggs at Which Forest Preserve:
15 at Lake of the Woods
6 at Homer Lake
6 at Middle Fork
4 at River Bend
2 at Sangamon River
1 Golden Egg and we're not telling you where this one is!
 
We've made this year's Egg Hunt a Goosechase Experience so please join in on the fun and see how many missions you can complete on the app >>> Visit: https://bit.ly/Egg_Hunt_2026 
 
Use Participant experience code: 3I54GX
 
2026 Eggs - Download a list of which eggs are in each preserve
 

 

 

 

Egg Hunt

Self-Guided Activity Guides

Spring Activity Guide

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Summer Activity Guides

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Fall Activity Guide

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Winter Activity Guide

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Geocaching and Letterboxing

Geocaching and Letterboxing are adventurous outdoor activities for all age groups. If you like hunting for treasure, have good orienteering skills, and love the great outdoors, these activities are for you and your family. Best of all, you can play right here in East Central Illinois on Champaign County Forest Preserve District land and elsewhere.

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Clio Tours

Check local historic and cultural points of interest near you on the app and Clio website. Explore exhibits at the Museum of the Grand Prairie (MGP), a heritage trail of sites at Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve, as well as other sites across the Champaign County Forest Preserve District to be added in the future.

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Museum Activities

Votes for Women Board Game

Check out this awesome board game created by our Museum of the Grand Prairie staff! This simple board game was created in relation to our special exhibit for 2020-2021 “How Long Must Women Wait? Woman Suffrage and Women’s Rights in Champaign County” and to help celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment’s ratification. If players don’t know answers to the game’s trivia questions, simple online searches, reading info on some of the game pieces or viewing our virtual tour of the new exhibit on our YouTube page could help!

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Museum Crossword Puzzle

Put your thinking cap on and try out this Museum of the Grand Prairie Crossword Puzzle! Feel free to search through the Museum of the Grand Prairie museum website, previous museum social media posts, or simple online searches to complete tricky clues!

Crossword PuzzleMuseum Website

Museum Story Time

Cozy up and get ready to listen to some great books! Join Museum Educator, Katie Snyder, for read alouds of popular children’s books on our YouTube channel!

YouTube Playlist

Virtual Tours

Check out some virtual tours of exhibits at the Museum of the Grand Prairie and beyond on this playlist!

Virtual Tours

Visit Our YouTube Channels

Seeking out more content? Visit the Museum of the Grand Prairie or the Champaign County Forest Preserve District's YouTube Channels.

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