Recreational Activities Around Campus

All-year-round Activities

• Toast Masters (Public Speech Club) - Free to join as a visitor (for a couple times at the beginning)
• Latin Dance (Salsa) Classes
• Tango Classes
• Cultural Events at Illini Union
• Horseback Riding
• Rockclimbing
• Group Fitness Classes at ARC
• Bowling Alley
• Karaoke (American style)
• Karaoke (Korean/Chinese style)

Summer Activities
1. Parks & Nature

• Around campus: Crystal Lake Park, Meadowbrook Sculpture Park, Hessel Park, Idea Garden
• Within 1-hour Drive: Kikapoo State Park, Kankakee State Park 
• 1-2 hour Drive: Starved Rock State Park, Turkey Run State Park
• 2.5-3 hour Drive: Lincoln Park (Chicago), Indiana Dunes (Amtrak train from Champaign)
• 3.5 hour Drive: Shawnee National Forest  

3. Water Park around Campus

• Crystial Lake Aquatic Center
• Sholem Aquatic Center

3. Festivals around Campus

• Sweet Corn festival
• Taste of CU

Winter Activities

• Ice Skating
• Bald Eagle Watching at Starved Rock State Park