Section 130.60  Permits, Extensions and Time Limits

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)