Keeping the Outing in Scouting

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Keeping the Outing in Scouting
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Why Should Your Unit Camp?

• Boys love the fun and adventure of camping
• Camping is one of the methods of Scouting
• Camping is a key factor of successful units
• 66 of larger troops nationwide camp 25 or more
  days each year
• 93 of all troops attend summer camp

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Opportunities for CampingUnit Camping

• Overnight or Weekend Campouts
• Council Camps
• Summer Camp
• New Scout and Transition Camps
• National and State Forests, Parks, Trails and
  Campsites
• Public and Private Camps

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Opportunities for CampingHigh Adventure Programs

• Philmont Scout Ranch
• Northern Tier/Boundary Waters
• Adirondack Scout Camps
• Florida Sea Base
• and many more!!!

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Opportunities for CampingYear Round Camping

• Klondike Derbies
• Winter Camping

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Planning Successful CampoutsThe Keys to Success

• Plan Fun and Adventure
• Outings with a Purpose
• Themes
• Destinations
• Service Projects
• Multi-unit Camping
• Maintain Interest with Variety and Adventure

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Planning Successful CampoutsResources

• Cahuilla Lodge
• Where to Camp guides
• Web Page
• http//www.snakepower.org
• Camper assistance and scholarships are available
  from council

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Planning Successful CampoutsCouncil Camps

• Camp Emerson
• Camp Helendade

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Council CampsCamp Emerson

• Located at 5,200 feet in the San Jacinto
  Mountains near Idyllwild
• Oldest continuously operating Boy Scout camp West
  of the Mississippi
• Acquired in 1920
• 160 acres of pine forest

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Council CampsCamp Emerson

• Fully accredited by American Camping Association
  and BSA National Camping Department
• Staffed by a full-time accredited ranger
• Available year-round

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Council CampsCamp Emerson

• Lodge with kitchen and dining hall
• Nature lodge and program buildings
• Archery and rifle ranges
• Heated swimming pool
• Lake
• Campfire bowls
• Barbecue area

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Council CampsCamp Emerson

• New family restroom and shower facilities
• New handicapped ramp
• New tents with platforms in selected sites
• Cabins capable of sleeping from 10 to 18

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Council CampsCamp Emerson

• Merit badge program
• High Adventure facilities
• COPE course
• Search and rescue
• Wilderness survival
• Orienteering

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Council CampsCamp Emerson

• Summer camp
• New Scout/transition camps
• E-Team program
• 50-miler program

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Council CampsCamp Emerson

• Advanced leadership training
• Cedar Badge
• Buckskin
• Foxfire
• Wood Badge

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Council CampsCamp Helendade

• Located at 6,000 feet near Running Springs
• Donated in 1960 to replace Camp Arataba
• 90 acres
• Fully accredited by American Camping Association
  and BSA National Camping Department
• Available year-round

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Council CampsCamp Helendade

• Main lodge
• Dining hall
• Program buildings and nature lodge
• Archery and rifle ranges
• Olympic size heated pool
• Lake stocked with fish

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Council CampsCamp Helendade

• Five cabins
• New shower and restroom facilities
• Tents with platforms

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Council CampsCamp Helendade

• Camp Wiley
• Tribe of Wisumahi
• Cub World

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About Cahuilla Lodge

• Formed in 1973 by merger of Tahquitz
  and Wisumahi lodges. A-tsa lodge
  merged one year later.
• Among the regional leaders in service hours
• Seven time Quality Lodge during 1990s
• Two-time winner of the E. Urner
• Goodman Camping Award

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