Troop Crestwood
CAMPING
Cub Family Camping at Camp Bullowa Scout Reservation/June 1-2
Saturday, June 1, 2024
15 Franck Rd, Stony Point, NY 10980
7am
Depart Yonkers for Camp Bullowa Scout Reservation (allow 40 minute drive time)
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by 8:00am
Check in; Set up tents at campsite if sleeping overnight on Saturday.
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8:30am to 9am:
Set up activity station
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9:00am - 4:45pm
Run Station
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5:00pm
Dinner at campsite.
8pm
Council Campfire at the fire ring. Bring a flashlight, skits and songs!
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10:00pm - 7am
Quiet Hours. NO ELECTRONICS on Scout events.
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Sunday, June 2, 2024
6:00 am - 8:00am
Bug out (pack up tents and gear and head back home)
Cub Family Camping Program Agenda
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Saturday, June 3, 2023
6:10am
Depart Yonkers for Durland Scout Reservation (allow 50 minute drive time)
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7:00 am - 8:00am
Check in; Set up tents at campsite if sleeping overnight on Saturday. NOTE: You can arrive later and set your tent up during lunch or before dinner.
8:00 am - 8:15am
Park car at Sperling if parking is full at our campsite
9:00am
Opening Ceremony at Sperling Center
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9:15am - 5:00pm
ACTIVITIES
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5:00pm
Pack 6 parents help start cooking at campsite. $10 per person for hot dogs, hamburgers, etc.
8:00pm
Council Campfire at the fire ring.
Bring a flashlight, skits and songs!
Approx. 8:45pm
Pack 6 Campfire at our assigned campsite. S’mores, skits and songs!
10:00pm - 7am
Quiet Hours. NO ELECTRONICS on Cub Scout events.
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Sunday, June 4, 2023
6:00 am - 8:00am
Bug out (pack up tents and gear and head back home)
Address
Durland Scout Reservation, 1 Clear Lake, Putnam Valley NY 10579 (approx. 50-minute drive from Yonkers)
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Parking & Carpooling
Drivers should then drive down and park at Sperling Center.
Driving Directions
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Sprain Brook Parkway North to Taconic State Parkway North. Exit the Taconic at the Bryant Pond Road exit.
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Turn Left at end of exit. Cross over the parkway and turn right to remain on Bryant Pond Road.
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At the end of the road, turn right onto Peekskill Hollow Road (Palumbo Soccer Camp on your left).
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Turn Left onto Wiccopee Road.
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6/10 mile to Oscawana Heights Road. Turn Left onto Oscawana Heights Road.
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1-7/10 miles to Northshore Road. Turn Right onto Northshore Road.
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0.4 miles to Camp Entrance on Right. You will now be on a dirt road.
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Drive past the Campmaster and cabins (approx. 1 mile).
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Park in the Sperling Parking Lot. Walk back to the cabins.
Tent Camping Location, Sleeping Arrangements
Pack 6 will be assigned to one campsite.
BSA's Youth Protection rules apply. Scouts may only tent with other youth or their parents. Scouts may NOT be in a tent with an adult that is not their parent/guardian.
PACKING TIPS--WHAT TO BRING
GEAR FOR CAMPSITE: Pack 6 has tents to loan to any Cub Scout family who needs one
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Tent (for 3 people you want a 4-man tent, for 4 people you want a 5-man tent, and so on)
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Ground cloth (heavy-duty plastic sheet that goes underneath your tent (should be same dimension/footprint as your tent; provides moisture barrier and protects bottom of your tent from rocks, pebbles)
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Roll/Pad to put inside the tent and underneath your sleeping bag (provides moisture/temperature barrier). Can get a foam roll or inflatable.
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Sleeping bag
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Pillow
DAYPACK FOR SATURDAY
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Bagged lunches
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Extra food to eat after lunch/before dinner
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Bottled water
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Snacks
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Hat
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Sunscreen
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Bug repellent (no aerosol sprays allowed)
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Poncho
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Personal first aid kit
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Whistle (in case you get lost)
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Camera
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Flashlight
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Folding chair (optional)
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Sweatshirt/sweater
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Extra pair of shoes (in case other pair gets wet)
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Toiletries and Pajamas
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2 pairs of socks
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2 sets of underwear
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Extra pants/shirt
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Change of clothes for Sunday