Pack Family Campout Read First! Directions to Jordan Lake Campout Guide Parker Creek Campground Supply Checklist

One of the things many Cub Scouts and their families enjoy about Cub Scouts is camping out. Camping in the Cub Scouts is by the Family Camping method. Family Camping means that the Cub Scout goes camping with his den, but must be accompanied on the trip by a parent or authorized adult partner/guardian.  Siblings are also invited, but not required, to attend.  The Pack will camp as a group twice a year, once in the fall and once in the spring, usually at Parkers Creek Campground at Jordan Lake. These are fun camping trips and should be put on your calendar to attend with your son. Check the Pack 451 Calendar page for the campouts this year. For a more visual idea of what to expect at a pack campout, view our photos of the 2007 Fall Pack Campout and the the 2005 Fall Pack Campout.

In addition to the two Pack campouts, the den can also schedule camping activities on its own.  In the Webelos Grade Level (fourth and fifth grade), additional den camping trips are a part of the program.

Pack 451 has a close relationship with Boy Scout Troop 451 (the program for boys ages 11 through 17), and often the Pack’s fourth and fifth grade Webelos dens are invited to go with the Boy Scout troop on certain outings. This close and unique relationship with Troop 451 brings a wealth of experience and supervision for camping, as well as opportunities not often open to Cub Scouts.

Pack Family Camp Out
Read First!

Please note the following:

• All members of you family are invited.
• Park gates close at 8 pm and re-open at 8 am.
• Arrival time is anytime after 4 pm on Friday. (Tell front gate that you are camping with Pack 451. Your fee has already been paid.) 
• Check out by 3 pm on Sunday.
• Costs: See “Camp Guide.”
• Bring your own tent, food, etc. (We will be doing optional group meal for Saturday night and Sunday morning. See “Camp Guide” for details.)
• This campsite has nice bathrooms with hot showers. Also has picnic tables and raised grills,
• We must bring or purchase our own firewood. We cannot gather any wood from park. If you have some extra firewood, please bring it.
• Fishing allowed only with N.C. fishing license.
• Call John Chase if you would like to help with music, song-leading, special activity of your choosing, etc.

CAMPOUT GUIDE

Emergency

• --First Aid kit available on bench at campsite 255. (the campsite closest to the bath-house)
• --If you need to leave the park from 8 pm to 8 am (emergency only), see camp host at campsite 89 located on Loop 2.
• --For other emergency information, see the postings on the bath-house.

• Agenda

 10:00 – noon  Hike 

 5:30 –6:30  Hobo dinner  (if you signed up)

 8:00 – 9:00  Campfire (bring jokes, skits, stories, songs)

 Sunday am  Omelettes in a bag (if you signed up)

Food (Optional)

• --Sign up on poster tied to tree near fire ring at campsite 255 (the campsite nearest the bath-house). Must sign up by 12 noon on Saturday.
• --Includes “hobo dinners” Saturday night and “omelettes in a bag” on Sunday morning. Each cooks his own—instructions included!
• --See “Costs” for cost.

Costs (Cash or checks payable to John Chase by Sunday morning)

Camping $10/night per family  $10 x ______ nights = ______ 

Food (optional—if you signed up). $7 x ______ people = _______

   $7.00 per person (includes supper and breakfast)  TOTAL = ________

Rules

 --10 pm to 8 am = quiet hours.

 --No boys allowed in the fire ring.

 --No sticks held in fire (except marshmallows).

 --No gathering of firewood from park grounds.

 --No swimming at group campsites.

--Fishing license required for adults and adults assisting children. (Licenses available at store just across lake going back to Durham)

--No alcoholic beverages 

Camping: Supply Checklist

Required:

1. tent
2. sleeping bag or sheets/blankets
3. pillow
4. soft ground pad
5. change of clothes
6. rain coat
7. flashlight
8. toothbrush
9. toothpaste
10. hammer for tent stakes
11. first aid supplies
12. food
13. cups
14. bowls/plates
15. silverware
16. paper towels
17. bug spray
18. soap

Optional:

1. toiletries
2. toilet paper (Usually furnished at Parker’s Creek)
3. sunscreen
4. rain fly
5. air pump (for air mattress)
6. comb
7. towel
8. cookware
9. stove
10. matches
11. folding chairs
12. fishing supplies
13. detergent