Preserve Picnic Shelters

Half Day: Shelter B

Description 

Shelter B at Half Day Forest Preserve is adjacent to the countywide Des Plaines River Trail. Use this shelter as your home base for a group hike or explore the scenic trails at Half Day and connecting Wright Woods.

The shelter area features a horseshoe pit and an adjacent playfield for your informal soccer, softball or volleyball game (bring your own equipment). A fun and safe playground, open to all preserve visitors, is located near Shelters A and B. Picnickers also have access to the preserve's fishing pond and trails for hiking or bicycling.

Note: water is not available from mid-October to May 1. No open area permits are available at this preserve. In order to have live music or a DJ, you must rent both Shelters A and B (to avoid imposing upon a different party at the nearby shelter). When booking two shelters, use A and B.

To access this shelter, park in the second lot on your right, which is shared with Shelter A or continue on to the third lot. Either way, your shelter is just a short walk down an accessible trail.

Permit Fees

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Rules and Regulations

• Leash and pick up litter from pets.
• Decorations permitted for events – use only tape and/or thumbtacks. You may put up signs directing people to your shelter. All decorations and signs must be removed when event is finished. Do not attach anything to Forest Preserve signs.
• Please clean up shelter area before leaving.
• Alcoholic beverages are permitted; must be 21 years of age. You may not consume any alcoholic beverage upon or within 100 feet of any parking area. Host liquor liability insurance is available but not mandatory.
• Park only in lots.
• Service roads are for unloading and loading only. Do not leave vehicles parked on service road. If you need use of the service road, please place a request for the gate to be dropped at the time you reserve the shelter.