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

9046 S Chapel Hill Rd, Heltonville, IN 47436
812.340.5210 • welcome@civpark.org
