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Facilities and Activities
Facilities:
  • Camp Offices
  • Dispensary with 24 hour on duty nursing staff
  • Kitchen with two dining areas
  • 17 rustic cabins for campers with restroom and shower facilities nearby
  • Nature Pavilion
  • Outdoor Chapel overlooking the lake, providing drama area
  • Arts and Crafts Center
  • Beach
  • Tent camping site
  • Sports and game field
Activities:
*Activities vary according to camping programs.
  • Arts and Crafts
  • Bead Making
  • Bowling
  • Campouts
  • Campcraft
  • Campfire Activities
  • Canoeing
  • Caving Trips
  • Cookouts
  • Cultural Activities
  • Dancing
  • Drama
  • Evening Activities
  • Fishing
  • Games and Sports
  • High Ropes Course
  • Hiking
  • Horseback Riding
  • Horseshoes
  • Initiatives/Group Challenges
  • Low Ropes Course
  • Music/Songs
  • Native American Lore
  • Nature/Environmental Activities
  • Night Hikes
  • Orienteering
  • Paddleboats
  • Plays
  • Pontoon Rides
  • Rappelling
  • Rock Climbing
  • Ropes Courses
  • Skits
  • Special Events/Trips
  • Special Hikes
  • Swimming
  • Talent Shows
  • Water Games
....and more...
 

SIU Carbondale

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Mailing Address: Carbondale, IL 62901-6899 Phone: (618) 453-2121

Division of Continuing Education

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Offering online semester based courses, individual learning programs, conferences, youth camps and much more. See what the Division of Continuing Education can do for you today!

The Friends of Touch of Nature

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Friends of Touch of Nature Friends of Touch of Nature helps support programs within Touch of Nature with help from donations by individuals like you. Interested in making a donation to help continue the offering of these wonderful services?
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Freeberg Scholarship

Freeberg Scholarship

Image of TreeIn keeping with Dr. Freeberg's lifelong pursuit, a living memorial in the form of an endowed scholarship fund has been established to provide financial assistance for Camp Little Giant.




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Future Services

Championship Disc Golf

INNOVA Disc Golf Basket Touch of Nature is proud to be exploring the possibilities of having a championship level 18 hole disc golf course. The project is currently in the planning stages but has support from the SIUC Disc Golf RSO and Southern Illinois Disc Golf. As more deatils become available look for the information page to reflect the status of this project.