Your participation in fundraisers allows the park to offer programs at cost, reduced cost, or entirely free!

Civic Appreciation!

Community Supported Agriculture

local food cooperative!

this program is for:

4-H Mentors

Teachers

Medical Professionals

Civil Servants

Nonprofits

O'Neill School of Public & Environmental Affairs

First Responders

Pastors

Veterans

Herdshare/Flockshare/Garden Plots available

four-season projects

$30/month or equivalent labor or material donation

Camping Made Easy

family-ready tent camping!

this program is for:

4-H Mentors

Teachers

Medical Professionals

Civil Servants

Nonprofits

O'Neill School of Public & Environmental Affairs

First Responders

Pastors

Veterans

$30/first night, $10/subsequent nights--includes campsite, full camphouse amenities, HFT access

Feel free to ask about agency group‑camping packages — including options where basic tent‑camping gear is provided.

Conservation Through Use

civic youth development!

this program is for:

4-H Mentors

Teachers

Medical Professionals

Civil Servants

Nonprofits

O'Neill School of Public & Environmental Affairs

First Responders

Pastors

Veterans

Conservation Through Use.. CTU posits local natural spaces will be more eagerly preserved by those given opportunities to develop a good rapport with them, via frequent visits and healthy outdoor hobbies –such as CAMPING!

The Outdoor Explorers Club is modeled on the 4-H National Outdoor Exploration Curriculum and focuses on the below competencies.

Workshops:

Shelter Building

Firecraft

Water Sourcing

Navigation

Foraging and Food Basics

Tool Use

Nature Sense

Movement Skills

Safety

Workshops and Exploring are opportunities to get to know our local temperate deciduous forest biome.

They offer hands-on experiences that help build a better rapport with the flora, fauna, and natural history of our unique region, --and by extension a greater appreciation for it!

$0, The park hosts regular weeknight Explorer meetings and also offers open‑schedule, self‑guided workshops.

U.S. Military Explorers

civic youth development!

this program is for:

Hoosier Veterans

Spouses

Surviving Spouses

Ancestors

Direct Descendants

IU Army ROTC Cadets

IU Air Force ROTC Cadets

Military Explorers is career-education program for young adults under a military branch-specific training environment.

Mission: Train, develop, & inspire tomorrow's Warriors for our Nation's Armed Forces.

Professional Military Education

National Pride with Patriotic Service

Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape

Warrior Ethos

Physical Fitness

Moral Leadership

$0. The park hosts regular weeknight Explorer meetings and also offers open‑schedule, self‑guided workshops.

Troop Apprecaition Cabin

family-ready FTX!

Thank you for your Service!, this program is for:

Hoosier Veterans

Spouses

Surviving Spouses

Ancestors

Direct Descendants

IU Army ROTC Cadets

IU Air Force ROTC Cadets

Relax in cantonment, or go downrange.

Includes simple accommodations and field gear to help you push close to the region's unique flora/fauna/natural history.

Getting here: Go Express Travel service runs from Indianapolis International Airport(IND) to Bloomington.

The park is 15mi south of Bloomington.

We can pick you up at the IU campus stop.

$100/first night, $35 subsequent nights

black blue and yellow textile

9046 S Chapel Hill Rd, Heltonville, IN 47436

812.340.5210 • welcome@civpark.org