November 5-6: Outdoor pack meeting & fall campout
Date/Time: Saturday November 5, 2022 at 2pm to Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 10am
Location: Mt. Diablo State Park // Barbecue Terrace group campground (directions) + Wildcat campground
Parking: Coordinates to Parking road entrance - 37.86154 N, 121.93375 W
Maps: Campground map | Mount Diablo park map
Fees: $10 per vehicle paid upon park entry
Attire: Class A for flags and Bobcat ceremony, Class B otherwise
Camping Chair: Neeraj C.
Camping Committee: Joe G., Michael P., Matt P.
There is a limit on the number of overnight campers. Register ASAP.
Join us for a glorious afternoon and evening of scout skills and outdoor fun! Come for the activities, a pack-provided dinner and our evening campfire program. Staying overnight is optional.
We have an action-packed agenda. This meeting is especially important for Tigers and new scouts and their parents who will participate in our Bobcat Ceremony – let’s celebrate with them!
Webelos (4th graders) will prepare their own dinner and desserts, as well as Dutch oven desserts for the pack!
What to bring
- Completed parking pass, placed visibly on your car dash before you leave your parked car.
- Sun protection
- Per person:
- 1 gallon drinking water for each member of your party — There is NO WATER on Mount Diablo
- Refillable water bottle
- Mess kit, including utensils and cup
- Flashlight
- Folding chair
- Cap
- Sturdy closed-toe shoes for hiking
- Rain windbreaker jacket
- Warm clothes as it will get cold after dark
- For those staying overnight:
- Tent with rainfly
- Mallet
- Sleeping bags
- Sleeping pads
- Please refer to the Mt. Diablo Checklist for a list of items to bring
- Leaders, please each bring an additional 10 gallon water for pack use
Tentative schedule
Saturday
1:00 to 1:45 - Arrival for those staying overnight and set up camp
1:45 to 2:00 - Arrival for those not staying overnight
2:00 to 2:15 - Flag ceremony — led by Bears
2:15 to 2:30 - Group photo / Distribute Class B t-shirts
2:30 to 3:15 - Bobcat Ceremony for 43 Tigers and new Wolf, Bear and Webelos scouts, by den
3:30 to 5:00 - Nearby hike (Webelos will skip hike) / 3:30pm BBQ prep / Dutch oven preparation
(4pm Cook Dutch oven desserts)
(4:45 s’mores prep)
5:00 to 5:45 - Dinner + clean-up
(Add on warm clothing layers ahead of the evening program)
5:45 to 5:50 - Closing flag ceremony — led by Bears
5:50 to 6:30 - S’mores for Scouts / Dutch oven dessert for adults
(6:15 Sunset)
5:50 to 6:30 - Campfire program skits, songs, stories
6:45 pm - START to HEAD OUT
6:45 to 6:55 - Head out for those not camping overnight
7:15 - GATES LOCKED
7:00 to 8:30 - Evening activities TBD
(Potentially games, stories, evening hike, stargazing)
8:30 to 9:00 - Get ready for bed
9:00 Lights out
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Sunday
7:15 to 7:45 - Prepare breakfast
7:45 to 8:30 - Free breakfast provided by the Pack (coffee, hot chocolate, juice, muffins)
8:30 to 9:15 - Break camp
9:15 to 10:00 - Camp sweep and leave
