Klondike Winter Kamp
Klondike Winter Kamp
January 12 - 14, 2024
Jan 12 - Gates open at 6:30pm, Jan 14 - pick up at 11:00am
ALL CABINS ARE FULL - contact jennlevbird@gmail.com if you would like to sleep in an Adirondack.
Winter Camp for Cubs, Scouts and Venturers, Guides, Pathfinders and Rangers
Cost: $40 per person (first 2 Scouters/Guiders are free) - includes meals , indoor cabins per section, event crest and Winter Programming
Bring: your own dishes, mugs, camp chairs, sleds/toboggans with Helmet and personal equipment (personal items and bedding).
Dress for the weather - dress to be outside
Want to sleep outdoors or in an Adirondack? Book here: Everton Scout Camp Bookings
Want to come for the weekend but do your own thing? Sign up for the Winter Wonderland Activities and Campfire on other registration form. Winter Wonderland and Campfire
Cabins:
Grand River Lodge: (FULL)
First Time Winter Camping - Guides/Young Pathfinders (Sleeps - 28)
Lion's Lair: (FULL)
First Time Winter Camping - Beavers/Cubs (Sleeps - 28)
Lion's Lodge/Adirondack/Field: (FULL)
Those who want to try being outside but not sure - Older Cubs/Younger Scouts (Cabin sleeps - 24 youth plus 7 leaders)
Heasley/Adirondack/Field: (FULL)
Those who have Winter Camped before and want to sleep outside in own tent or in Adirondack and have the cabin for warming station - Older Scouts/Venturers (Cabin sleeps 10 and 2 Scouters)
Cliff Cabin: (FULL)
Older Pathfinders/Rangers who want more of a rustic winter camping experience and try to sleep outside in own tent (Sleeps 10)
Program will follow OAS Winter Skills and Winter FUN!
I can pack a day pack for a winter outing
I know how to watch my fellow scouts for signs of exposure to the cold
I have attended a winter campfire
I have used a togoggan or sled to transport equipment
I can properlly set up my sleeping area to stay warm
I am able to pack the appropriate clothing for a two night winter camp
I can lay and light a fire in winter conditions for warmth an cooking
I have baked a dessert at a winter camp
I have used a fire to cook a tin foil dinner
I have cooked a lunch over an open fire
Build something out of snow
I can keep my water bottle from freezing
I have participated in a winter sports day
I know how to dress when I go outside in winter
I know how to stay dry when I am outside
I have gone sledding or toboganning
I know how to keep my feet dry while I am outside in the winter
When I come inside, I know how to hang up my outdoor clothing
I have participated in a winter sport - snow shoeing
I understand the layering principle when dressing
Schedule:
Friday:
6:30pm Gates open - Scout Entrance for Drop off, Cub Entrance Parking Lot for overnight Parking
7:00pm Camp Master/Ranger trailer shuttle available if needed
8:00pm Evening Programming in your Cabin - bring cards and board games
8:30pm Mug up in your Cabin - hot chocolate and muffins (coffee for Scouters)
10:00pm Registration and Scouter's Meeting at Lion's Lodge
Saturday:
7:00 Wake Up and get ready for the day
8:00 am Breakfast: Pancakes/turkey sausages/juice at Lion's Lodge (breakfast schedule will be handed out at registration) Bring your mess kit.
9:30am Opening and Flag Break - Lion's Lodge Flag Pole
10:00am Morning Activities - geocaching, snow shoeing, winter olympics, etc
12:00pm Lunch: at Activity Pavilion for Dinner - Hot Dog Roast, vegetable soup and hot chocolate/water (bring your mess kit)
Make tinfoil dinner (hamburger, potatoes, carrots) : Lion's Lodge Kitchen
1:30pm Afternoon Activities - tobogganing, geocaching, winter hike, snow shoeing, shelter building, etc
5:00pm Tinfoil dinners/baked apples - Fire's located at Lion's Lair (those staying in Grand River and Lion's Lair) and Scout Campfire Circle (those staying in Lion's Lodge, Heasley, Cliff and tenting/adirondak). Eat outside or in your cabin.
6:30pm Camp Fire - Lion's Lodge Field
8:00pm Hot Chocolate and snack at Activity Pavillion
8:30pm Back to cabins for night
Sunday:
7:00am Wake Up and Pack self
8:00am Breakfast in own Cabin: Instant Oatmeal/Fruit/juice (coffee for scouters)
9:30am Closing - Lion's Lodge Flag Pole
10:00am Clean Cabins
11:00am Pick up - both parking lots
Menu
Mug Ups: hot choc, water, coffee, tea, muffins
Sat - Breakfast: Pancakes, turkey sausages, juice, syrup, water, coffee, tea
Sat - Lunch: Hot dog roast, soup, water, hot choc, coffee, tea
Sat - Dinner: Tin Foil Dinners (hamburger, potatoes, carrots, spices) and baked apples (cored apples, brown sugar, cinnamon), water, hot choc, coffee, tea
Sun - Breakfast: Instant oatmeal, fruit, juice, coffee, tea
Always available in the cabins - water, pots to heat water, coffee pot, coffee, hot choc powder, herbal tea