- a) A camp permit may be issued for a period not to exceed 14 consecutive nights between the dates of May 1 through September 30. Persons are eligible to camp at a specific Department of Natural Resources' facility for a maximum of 14 nights in a 30 day period between the dates of May 1 through September 30. During this period, sites with designated long term campsites can allow campers to register for up to 30 days in a 45 day period. The 30 and 45 day period starts from the first day the person actually obtains a bona fide camping permit and the camping equipment involved is subject to these limitations also. From October 1 through April 30, a camping permit may be issued for an unlimited number of nights during this time period.
- b) Exceptions to the above time limit may be made in the following instance: In bona fide emergency cases involving serious illness or accident which makes compliance with the rules impossible and only for the duration of the emergency – the burden of proof is on the permittee and the Site Superintendent should be satisfied by investigation or inquiry that facts in the case warrant consideration before granting an extension.
- c) During periods when a vacancy occurs in the reservation schedule at the Pere Marquette group camps, day use shall be allowed during a twelve-hour period beginning at 9:00 a.m. and ending at 9:00 p.m. Reservations will be made by application to the site superintendent. (Application requirements: name of organization, address, number of campers, person in charge, phone number, and age of campers.)
(Source: Amended at 21 Ill. Reg. 9034, effective June 26, 1997)