Unit: Troop 415
Leader: Paul Brown
Date of outing: Oct. 12 - 14
Name of camp / trail / waterway: Sage Ranch
How did your unit's trip go?
Great Weekend for Webelos invitational, skills and water rockets activities, and good day hikes trails. This campground can only be used by groups.
Attended: 30 youth, 15 adults
Campsites used: 12
Max camping: 60
Max parking: 25
Type of outing: Camp
Distance to start: .03
Distance hiked: 2.6
Conditions
Weather: Great Weather, does get fog during the winter months
Site: BBQ are locked, so you need to get the code. Also only one port-a-potty in camp. They have water. No open fires.
Trail: A 2.6 mile loop trail takes you through some of Sage Ranch’s most spectacular scenery. Easy to moderate in difficulty.
Facilities
Number of sites available: 10
Water: Piped
Toilet facilities: Kybo
Tables: yes
Fire rings: no
Type of fires allowed: Gas Stoves, charcoal
Permits/fees: Available by advance reservation for organized groups. For reservation information, call the Sage Ranch ranger station: (818) 999-3753.
Recommend return visit?: Yes
Recommendations: Great place for Webelos Invitational, Troop Annual Planning, Leadership Youth Training, Outdoor Skills, and day hiking.
Scouts had fun?: Yes
Scout's Own?: Yes
Scout's Own highlight: Clean campground, unusual rock formations, great view of Simi and San Fernando Valley, water rockets launching, and close to home.
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Saturday, October 27, 2012
Monday, October 15, 2012
Outing report: Calico Ghost Town
Unit: Troop 92
Leader: Jordan Brown
Date of outing: October 12-14, 2012
Name of camp / trail / waterway: Calico Ghost Town
How did your unit's trip go?: Went well
Attended: 12 youth, 3 adults
Campsites used: 4
Type of outing: Camp
Distance to start: 134
Conditions
Weather: Mostly sunny
Site: Hard, rocky, enough wind to overturn tents - bring heavy duty stakes
Facilities
Number of sites available: lots
Water: Piped
Toilet facilities: Flush
Tables: yes
Fire rings: yes
Type of fires allowed: wood
Permits/fees
Normal pricing: non-hookup sites $30, 6 people/site, 1 car/site, 1 tent/site, $10 per extra car, $5 per extra tent. All per night.
Group pricing: $5/person/night, minimum 20 people, plus $20 reservation fee. Any number of sites (presumably within reason).
Note that with two people/tent, the extra-tent prices run up fast. Depending on details, group pricing is cheaper starting at 16 people.
Recommendations
Recommend return visit?: Yes
Sites are small.
A burger in Calico is around $9, and a drink around $3. That makes a typical lunch in the restaurant around $15 with tax and tip.
A combo ticket - gold panning, mystery shack, mine - is $5. Each individually is $2.
There is a night-time "ghost" tour, ~8pm?, $10.
Campground prices go way up for special events.
Bring money for shopping. Some good / interesting stuff (though presumably at inflated prices), some total junk. (Guess which the boys like to buy.)
Come home via Bass Pro Shop in Rancho Cucamonga, outdoorsman's Disneyland store - hot dog with chips and drink at the fudge stand $4-$5 including tax.
Scouts had fun?: Yes
Scout's Own?: No
Leader: Jordan Brown
Date of outing: October 12-14, 2012
Name of camp / trail / waterway: Calico Ghost Town
How did your unit's trip go?: Went well
Attended: 12 youth, 3 adults
Campsites used: 4
Type of outing: Camp
Distance to start: 134
Conditions
Weather: Mostly sunny
Site: Hard, rocky, enough wind to overturn tents - bring heavy duty stakes
Facilities
Number of sites available: lots
Water: Piped
Toilet facilities: Flush
Tables: yes
Fire rings: yes
Type of fires allowed: wood
Permits/fees
Normal pricing: non-hookup sites $30, 6 people/site, 1 car/site, 1 tent/site, $10 per extra car, $5 per extra tent. All per night.
Group pricing: $5/person/night, minimum 20 people, plus $20 reservation fee. Any number of sites (presumably within reason).
Note that with two people/tent, the extra-tent prices run up fast. Depending on details, group pricing is cheaper starting at 16 people.
Recommendations
Recommend return visit?: Yes
Sites are small.
A burger in Calico is around $9, and a drink around $3. That makes a typical lunch in the restaurant around $15 with tax and tip.
A combo ticket - gold panning, mystery shack, mine - is $5. Each individually is $2.
There is a night-time "ghost" tour, ~8pm?, $10.
Campground prices go way up for special events.
Bring money for shopping. Some good / interesting stuff (though presumably at inflated prices), some total junk. (Guess which the boys like to buy.)
Come home via Bass Pro Shop in Rancho Cucamonga, outdoorsman's Disneyland store - hot dog with chips and drink at the fudge stand $4-$5 including tax.
Scouts had fun?: Yes
Scout's Own?: No
Monday, September 3, 2012
Outing report: Jethawks baseball game
Unit: Troop 550
Leader: Assistant Scoutmaster Steve Engstrom
Date of outing: July 29, 2012
Name of camp / trail / waterway: Jethawks Baseball Game
How did your unit's trip go?
Boys had fun. They were invited to participate in several of the entertainment activities. So were the adults.
Attended: 10 youth, 2 adults
Campsites used: field
Max camping: unlimited
Max parking: unlimited
Type of outing: Other (Baseball game and camping on the field)
Distance to start: 40
Conditions
Weather: clear
Site: clean
Facilities
Water: Piped
Toilet facilities: Flush
Tables: no
Fire rings: no
Type of fires allowed: none
Permits/fees: $13.00 per person. You can bring your own food in after the game
Recommend return visit?: Yes
Recommendations: Most of the boys were more comfortable sleeping under the stars rather then in tents.
Scouts had fun?: Yes
Highlight: the side activities. Every seat in the stadium is good
Leader: Assistant Scoutmaster Steve Engstrom
Date of outing: July 29, 2012
Name of camp / trail / waterway: Jethawks Baseball Game
How did your unit's trip go?
Boys had fun. They were invited to participate in several of the entertainment activities. So were the adults.
Attended: 10 youth, 2 adults
Campsites used: field
Max camping: unlimited
Max parking: unlimited
Type of outing: Other (Baseball game and camping on the field)
Distance to start: 40
Conditions
Weather: clear
Site: clean
Facilities
Water: Piped
Toilet facilities: Flush
Tables: no
Fire rings: no
Type of fires allowed: none
Permits/fees: $13.00 per person. You can bring your own food in after the game
Recommend return visit?: Yes
Recommendations: Most of the boys were more comfortable sleeping under the stars rather then in tents.
Scouts had fun?: Yes
Highlight: the side activities. Every seat in the stadium is good
Outing report: Buckhorn
Unit: Troop 550
Leader: Assistant Scoutmaster Steven Engstrom
Date of outing: August 11, 2012
Name of camp / trail / waterway: Buckhorn campground
How did your unit's trip go?
Went up for the August meteor showers. Could have been a bit clearer, but at least we didn't get hit with an afternoon rain. Recommend sending a couple of people ahead early to reserve a spot, as campsites are on a first-come basis and need to be physically occupied to hold. Buckhorn is probably the prettiest site in the Angeles Forest and relatively cool at 6500 feet. It's nice to see it open again. Brand new bear lockers, but it's still hard to get them to go in them.
Attended: 13 youth, 3 adults
Campsites used: 2
Max camping: 8 per site
Max parking: 2 per site
Type of outing: Camp
Distance to start: 26
Conditions
Weather: Afternoon thunder clouds / clear nights
Site: clean and well maintained. primitive toilets
Trail: Hiking trails nearby
Facilities
Number of sites available: 38
Water: Piped
Toilet facilities: Kybo
Tables: yes
Fire rings: yes
Type of fires allowed: fire ring conditions allowing
Permits/fees: fire permit recomended
Recommend return visit?: Yes
Recommendations: send an advance party to reserve spots
Scouts had fun?: Yes
Scout's Own highlight: August Meteor Showers
Leader: Assistant Scoutmaster Steven Engstrom
Date of outing: August 11, 2012
Name of camp / trail / waterway: Buckhorn campground
How did your unit's trip go?
Went up for the August meteor showers. Could have been a bit clearer, but at least we didn't get hit with an afternoon rain. Recommend sending a couple of people ahead early to reserve a spot, as campsites are on a first-come basis and need to be physically occupied to hold. Buckhorn is probably the prettiest site in the Angeles Forest and relatively cool at 6500 feet. It's nice to see it open again. Brand new bear lockers, but it's still hard to get them to go in them.
Attended: 13 youth, 3 adults
Campsites used: 2
Max camping: 8 per site
Max parking: 2 per site
Type of outing: Camp
Distance to start: 26
Conditions
Weather: Afternoon thunder clouds / clear nights
Site: clean and well maintained. primitive toilets
Trail: Hiking trails nearby
Facilities
Number of sites available: 38
Water: Piped
Toilet facilities: Kybo
Tables: yes
Fire rings: yes
Type of fires allowed: fire ring conditions allowing
Permits/fees: fire permit recomended
Recommend return visit?: Yes
Recommendations: send an advance party to reserve spots
Scouts had fun?: Yes
Scout's Own highlight: August Meteor Showers
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Outing report: Pineknot camping / ziplining
Unit: Troop 415
Leader: Paul Brown
Date of outing: July 21, 2012
Name of camp / trail / waterway: Pineknot (near Snow Summit)
How did your unit's trip go?
Scouts and adults had a great time ziplining. The three-hour tour includes an off-road ride two miles into the forest in safari jeeps, with nine high-speed zipline runs that run down Big Bear Mountain with a beautiful suspension bridge with stunning views of Johnson Valley.
Only down side is that you cannot video or take pictures. You need to purchase their pictures for $45.00 a set.
Attended: 8 youth, 4 adults
Campsites used: 2
Max camping: 6
Max parking: 2
Type of outing: Other (Camping and Zip Lining)
Conditions
Weather: Warm during the day and cool at night
Facilities
Number of sites available: 47
Water: Piped
Toilet facilities: Flush
Tables: yes
Fire rings: yes
Type of fires allowed: campfire and stove
Permits/fees: $53 per site and "Action Zip Lines" costing $99 per person, or if 10 or more, $89.10
Recommend return visit?: yes
Recommendations: Action Zip Lines is a professional company with safety a top priority. This is a great spring and summertime outing.
Scouts had fun?: yes
Scout's Own highlight: The Scouts had a great time ziplining
Leader: Paul Brown
Date of outing: July 21, 2012
Name of camp / trail / waterway: Pineknot (near Snow Summit)
How did your unit's trip go?
Scouts and adults had a great time ziplining. The three-hour tour includes an off-road ride two miles into the forest in safari jeeps, with nine high-speed zipline runs that run down Big Bear Mountain with a beautiful suspension bridge with stunning views of Johnson Valley.
Only down side is that you cannot video or take pictures. You need to purchase their pictures for $45.00 a set.
Attended: 8 youth, 4 adults
Campsites used: 2
Max camping: 6
Max parking: 2
Type of outing: Other (Camping and Zip Lining)
Conditions
Weather: Warm during the day and cool at night
Facilities
Number of sites available: 47
Water: Piped
Toilet facilities: Flush
Tables: yes
Fire rings: yes
Type of fires allowed: campfire and stove
Permits/fees: $53 per site and "Action Zip Lines" costing $99 per person, or if 10 or more, $89.10
Recommend return visit?: yes
Recommendations: Action Zip Lines is a professional company with safety a top priority. This is a great spring and summertime outing.
Scouts had fun?: yes
Scout's Own highlight: The Scouts had a great time ziplining
Outing report: Pyramid Lake
Unit: Troop 415
Leader: Paul Brown
Date of outing: June 22, 2012
Name of camp / trail / waterway: Pyramid Lake - Los Almos Campground
How did your unit's trip go?
The was a great outing for tubing, water skiing, amd wakeboarding.
We stayed at Yellowbar during the day on the lake. Boat Dock, Tables, bathrooms, lots of shade. Need to get there early (first open), Site fills early.
Attended: 10 youth, 5 adults
Campsites used: 2
Max camping: 6
Max parking: 2
Type of outing: Camp
Conditions
Weather: Warm during the day, cool at night
Site: 9 and 10
Waterway: Lake Pyramid
Facilities
Water: Piped
Toilet facilities: Flush
Tables: yes
Fire rings: yes
Type of fires allowed: all
Permits/fees: $20 per site/night - Free entry without boat to lake
Recommend return visit?: yes
Recommendations: Bring shade if staying in camp during day
Scouts had fun?: yes
Scout's Own highlight: The scouts enjoyed the lake activities
Leader: Paul Brown
Date of outing: June 22, 2012
Name of camp / trail / waterway: Pyramid Lake - Los Almos Campground
How did your unit's trip go?
The was a great outing for tubing, water skiing, amd wakeboarding.
We stayed at Yellowbar during the day on the lake. Boat Dock, Tables, bathrooms, lots of shade. Need to get there early (first open), Site fills early.
Attended: 10 youth, 5 adults
Campsites used: 2
Max camping: 6
Max parking: 2
Type of outing: Camp
Conditions
Weather: Warm during the day, cool at night
Site: 9 and 10
Waterway: Lake Pyramid
Facilities
Water: Piped
Toilet facilities: Flush
Tables: yes
Fire rings: yes
Type of fires allowed: all
Permits/fees: $20 per site/night - Free entry without boat to lake
Recommend return visit?: yes
Recommendations: Bring shade if staying in camp during day
Scouts had fun?: yes
Scout's Own highlight: The scouts enjoyed the lake activities
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Outing report: Kern River white water rafting / kayaking
Unit: Troop 415
Leader: Paul Brown
Date of outing: May 5-6, 2012
Name of camp / trail / waterway: White Water Rafting
How did your unit's trip go?
The Troop signed up with Sierra South Paddle Sports (800) 457-2082. We did the Combo Package ($130 under 12 yrs., $140 over 12 yrs. old). We did two white water rafting runs in the morning and two kayaking (two man kayaks) runs in the afternoon. We went from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. They provided rafts, kayaks, paddles, wet suits, helmets, PFDs, trained guides, and lunch. If requested, they will have a White Water Merit Badge counselor to complete the other requirements for the Scout's MB. Do this before the end of May to avoid the crowds. Pictures are taken and cost $30 for the first set and $10 for each additional set. We made camping reservation at Headquarters Campground ($27 a night, 8 people) which is approx. 5 miles from the Sierra South Paddle Sports. The Scouts had a great time and gave this outing two thumbs up.
Attended: 8 youth, 5 adults
Campsites used: 2
Max camping: 8
Max parking: 4
Type of outing: Other (Rafting)
Conditions
Weather: Perfect, warm 78 degrees and clear
Site: Headquarters Campground
Facilities
Number of sites available: 44
Water: Piped
Toilet facilities: Kybo
Tables: yes
Fire rings: yes
Type of fires allowed: wood, charcoal, propane
Permits/fees: $27 per night
Recommend return visit?: yes
Scouts had fun?: yes
Scout's Own highlight: Scouts loved using the kayaks
Leader: Paul Brown
Date of outing: May 5-6, 2012
Name of camp / trail / waterway: White Water Rafting
How did your unit's trip go?
The Troop signed up with Sierra South Paddle Sports (800) 457-2082. We did the Combo Package ($130 under 12 yrs., $140 over 12 yrs. old). We did two white water rafting runs in the morning and two kayaking (two man kayaks) runs in the afternoon. We went from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. They provided rafts, kayaks, paddles, wet suits, helmets, PFDs, trained guides, and lunch. If requested, they will have a White Water Merit Badge counselor to complete the other requirements for the Scout's MB. Do this before the end of May to avoid the crowds. Pictures are taken and cost $30 for the first set and $10 for each additional set. We made camping reservation at Headquarters Campground ($27 a night, 8 people) which is approx. 5 miles from the Sierra South Paddle Sports. The Scouts had a great time and gave this outing two thumbs up.
Attended: 8 youth, 5 adults
Campsites used: 2
Max camping: 8
Max parking: 4
Type of outing: Other (Rafting)
Conditions
Weather: Perfect, warm 78 degrees and clear
Site: Headquarters Campground
Facilities
Number of sites available: 44
Water: Piped
Toilet facilities: Kybo
Tables: yes
Fire rings: yes
Type of fires allowed: wood, charcoal, propane
Permits/fees: $27 per night
Recommend return visit?: yes
Scouts had fun?: yes
Scout's Own highlight: Scouts loved using the kayaks
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