For general information regarding the River Prairie Group Outings Committee and the outings led by its leaders, contact the Outings Committee Chair, Steve Turner, at 630-782-5865.

Outings led by the River Prairie Group outings leaders are open to the general public. Most outings require prior reservations with the designated outings leaders or contacts. Many outings fill well in advance of the trips. Therefore, early reservations are generally recommended unless otherwise specified in the outing announcement. Some leaders do not accept reservations prior to specified dates.

Outing costs are charged for most outings to cover general outing costs, such as group food, telephone and postage expenses, and area usage fees. Outings are run on an at-cost basis except service outings where a donation is suggested and workshops and fund-raisers where an additional donation is requested.

Note that, due to insurance constraints, the Sierra Club leaders can not arrange carpools. All outings begin and end at the trailhead.

Club Outings are planned and led by certified Sierra Club leaders and are approved by the Outings Committee. Some non-Club activities may be listed on our Activity Calendar but with a warning that the Club does not run or control those.

To participate on a Club outing, you must sign a Liability Waiver required by Club regulations.

Our Outings List is in transition to a new system called the SC Activity Calendar which includes outings and many other activities. This calendar allows easy filtering for specific types of outings and events and for specific Group or Chapter hosted ones. The RPG version is at:

RPG Activity Calendar

Note that this version will also provide a listing of activities across the entire Chapter by changing the dropdown-view to "IL Chapter & All Groups". But some activities are Group specific and will only be listed under that Group selection.

During the transistion some outings will be listed in the Calendar above and some in the old outing listing system below:

View Outings

This outing listing link is provided by George Kollar, an SC Web Guru, and is a database containing the Chicago Group’s (CHI) as well as the River Prairie Group’s (RPG) and other Group’s outing listings. It is updated continuously and provides the most current information available. Please try all of the features that it provides.