Are you looking for the ultimate field trip for your summer camp, school, youth group or home schooling group?  Do you want your youth to have so much fun outdoors that they don't even realize they're learning, too?  Look no further than Eden Place Nature Center, Chicago's south side destination for nature-based play and learning.
NEW! 2018  All Pumpkin Patch Trips will require a $100 Non Refundable Deposit to reserve your trip date and time.

    Pumpkin Patch Reservation Form

Location and Parking

Enter at the corner of 43rd Place and S. Shields, across the street from Hendricks Academy.

Easy bus drop off and free street parking are available.

Activity Stations

Fall activities will feature a range of activity stations* such as the following:
  • Bounce House
  • Children's Barrel Train 
  • Arts and Crafts
  • Monarch Migration Station
  • Games on the Lawn
  • Meet the Farm Animals
  • Dance Contest with DJ Monty
  • Children Butterfly Garden
  • Nature Walk and Scavenger Hunt
* Note - not all activity stations will be available on each date

Rates and Reservations

Advanced Reservation Group Rate: $9 per person

Drop in Rate at the door: $12  per person, space permitting.  Entrance priority will be given to those with reservations.
Space is limited to 100 children per day.  Reservations are strongly encouraged.

​NEW! 2018  All Pumpkin Patch Trips will require a $100 Non Refundable Deposit to reserve your trip date and time.
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Adult Chaperones

We require one adult for every five children, grades Pre-K through 2, and one adult for every eight children, grades 3+.  Educators are included in these ratios.