Ride Specifics
This ride is to provide overnight accommodations to our more route-experienced riders.
Mileage: Your choice
Support: Self supported – you carry all of your own camping gear on your own bike. No vehicle support.
Lodging: Tent (camping gear not provided). We will stay at Camp Shabbona Woods (Cook County Forest Preserve) located 15810 S. Torrence Ave, South Holland IL, 60473 (map)
Pace: Your choice
Trail/Route: Paved road with minimal gravel incorporated.
Age: Adult Ride (21+)
Trip Description
We believe in adventure, and in helping others find the adventures of their lives. We mainly do that by guiding bike camping trips. But this time, we are going to get a little adventurous in what that can look like and challenge y’all to make it to camp, on your own.
This is how this one will work. OOFD has booked enough camp spots, and we will have some guides there serving up a dinner at 7pm. The guides will have the fire going, and you’ll arrive to a community of welcoming folks. We’ll hang around and share stories of our day’s adventures.
So for this one, you can leave from wherever you want, whenever you want, with any other friends that have registered. You can ride as fast or slow as you would like, and create any route you want to get there. This is truly a choose your own adventure. But know that OOFD will be there to welcome you to camp with a campsite, a fire, dinner, and even coffee and breakfast in the morning. And of course, a few educational spiels about the places you rode through during the day.
In the morning, you can roll out with the group back towards Chicago, or you can go on your own meandering Sunday ride, or even take the train back. It’s totally up to you. So join us as we try something new.
What’s Included
- Campsite and firewood
- Food for Day 1 dinner and Day 2 breakfast.
- Education about our local history and nature
- Really nice and supportive guides at camp