Please read the Northwoods Starfest Etiquette document.

NOTE: Wildlands Charter School uses the Hobbs Observatory classroom as a middle school, and the Citizen Science Center (building on the SE corner of the observing field) as a high school. Classes on Friday, September 19th, are dismissed at 3pm. There will be student drivers, parents, and a school bus coming and going from 2:45 to 3:15pm. There may be students playing games on the observing field before the 3pm dismissal. If you will be arriving before 3:15pm, please proceed with caution when entering the observing field to set up tents, campers, and equipment. CVAS members will be on site to coordinate starting at 1pm on Friday.

NOTE: US Highway 12 from Altoona to Fall Creek will be undergoing reconstruction in September. The road will be open to traffic, but expect single lane closures with flaggers. Click here for a construction map. Consider using County Highway Q eastward from exit 90 on US Highway 53, to south on County Highway K.

The NWSF online registration process utilizes PayPal. You do not need to have a PayPal account, as PayPal will accept most major credit cards. A modest amount has been added to the registration fee to offset the PayPal processing fee. If you prefer not to pay the processing fee, you may print, fill in, and mail paper forms that are available on the NWSF information page, but please ensure there is enough time for your paper registration to reach us before 09/15/2025.

To register online for NWSF:

Select the registration type: Adult (13 and older) or Student (5 through 12). For attendees < 5 (no charge), please enter names and ages in the “Special Requests” field with one of the adult registrations.
Select a lodging type: Tent/Camper, Cabin, Bunkhouse, or Off-site. See the NWSF information page for lodging details and the current availability of onsite cabins.
Enter the registrant’s first and last name.
Enter any special requests – we will do our best to accommodate them. If you are part of a group staying together in a cabin, indicate the group name here.
Press the “Add to Cart” button underneath the registration options.
NOTE: If you want to order apparel items, add your registration(s) first, then click “continue shopping” to return to this page. Then select your apparel item type, size, and color, and then press “add to cart” for each apparel item.

To order NWSF apparel items online (the order deadline is noon on 09/03/2025):

Select style
Select size
Select the color
Press “Add to Cart”.

There may be a limited number of apparel items available for purchase at the registration/check-in table during NWSF – quantities will be limited.

Completing your online registration:

Selecting either the “Add to Cart” button or “View Cart” button will take you to your NWSF shopping cart. You may now “Checkout” and complete your registration or “Continue Shopping” to add another registrant or add another apparel item to your order. You can also select “View Cart” to see the current contents of your NWSF shopping cart. At any time that you are viewing your shopping cart, items in the cart can be deleted. To see the details of any item in your cart select the “more” link under the item. If you need to make a change to any item in your shopping cart, remove it and then add it again. CVAS will use the email address provided during the checkout process to send a payment confirmation.