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Atwood Park Outdoor Education and Recreation Programs include hands-on activities such as Craft Club and other nature-themed crafting experiences using materials like clay and willow weaving. The program also offers whittling, archery, low-rope courses, hikes, yoga, campfires with songs and s’mores, and special wildlife experiences such as birds of prey feeding, a Birds of Prey Show, and a Reptile Show. Atwood Park also offers FREE In the Outdoors programs as part of its outdoor education and recreation options.
• Schedule: Atwood Park is open to the public for free every day from 8:00am to 2:00pm, with additional daily hours at the South Entrance from 8:00am to 10:00pm and North Entrance hours on Saturdays from 10:00am to 2:00pm; a birds of prey feeding takes place every Saturday at 1:00pm.
• Price: Atwood Park is open to the public for FREE every day from 8:00am to 2:00pm, and Atwood Park offers FREE In the Outdoors programs.
Previously the Camp Grant artillery range, the Outdoor Recreation and Education program at Atwood Park has been operating since 1957 and has provided experiences to more than 400,000 participants. The program is part of a site that marked the 100-year anniversary in 2017 of the first soldiers arriving for training at Camp Grant during World War I. Atwood Park is home to the Rockford Park District’s award winning Birds of Prey facility, which is featured in the Birds of Prey Show and birds of prey feeding. Since its opening in 1957, the Outdoor Recreation and Education program has served participants from Rockford and surrounding areas.
Last updated January 11, 2026.
• Schedule: Atwood Park is open to the public for free every day from 8:00am to 2:00pm, with additional daily hours at the South Entrance from 8:00am to 10:00pm and North Entrance hours on Saturdays from 10:00am to 2:00pm; a birds of prey feeding takes place every Saturday at 1:00pm.
• Price: Atwood Park is open to the public for FREE every day from 8:00am to 2:00pm, and Atwood Park offers FREE In the Outdoors programs.
Previously the Camp Grant artillery range, the Outdoor Recreation and Education program at Atwood Park has been operating since 1957 and has provided experiences to more than 400,000 participants. The program is part of a site that marked the 100-year anniversary in 2017 of the first soldiers arriving for training at Camp Grant during World War I. Atwood Park is home to the Rockford Park District’s award winning Birds of Prey facility, which is featured in the Birds of Prey Show and birds of prey feeding. Since its opening in 1957, the Outdoor Recreation and Education program has served participants from Rockford and surrounding areas.
Last updated January 11, 2026.
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