Pekin Park District Day Camp

Pekin Park District Day Camps include activities such as crafts and outside fun. Camp days can use hiking and biking trails, an adaptive playground, golf, dog parks, and a variety of classes and programs. Every day is different and activities keep students engaged, and there is also a Day Camp in the summer that offers a camp experience without spending the week away from home. From crafts to outside fun, these Day Camp Adventures take place throughout the school year when school-aged children have days off.

• Price: Residents could rent the Pavilion for $5 with an added fee of $1 for use of a piano.

Pekin Park District hosts Day Camp Adventures throughout the school year to provide school-aged children a fun, structured, and safe environment to be at when they have days off during the school year. The district includes nine community parks, seven neighborhood parks, and over 2,277 acres of land, and it is described as one of the largest park systems in the state of Illinois. Pekin Park District offers a brand-new adaptive playground, and its facilities also include two golf courses, numerous baseball, football, and soccer fields, a skate park, and a large Sports Complex. The original bathhouse is now home to the Miller Senior Center and Parkside Athletics. The Pekin Park District has a 119-year-old Mineral Springs Park Pavilion, which officially opened for public use and rentals on July 2, 1905. Pekin’s first park system emerged around 1882, and the Pekin Park District was officially established on December 14, 1902. In the last 15 years, the community-driven Pekin Park Foundation has helped the Pekin Park District leverage resources and financially assist in meeting park wants and needs, and an Open Space Land Acquisition and Development Grant (OSLAD) granted in 2020 will be used to renovate and upgrade an area that is mostly the old historic areas of Mineral Springs Park. The district’s leadership includes Cameron Bettin, Executive Director, and Chip Hill, Business Operations Manager and Assistant Board Secretary. Pekin Park District has partnered with the Fondulac Park District and operates the Illinois River Valley Special Recreation Association.

Last updated January 8, 2026.