Campout – Wekiwa Springs State Park

When

03/08/2024 - 03/10/2024    
All Day

Where

Wekiwa Springs State Park
1800 Wekiwa Cir., Apopka, FL, 32712

Event Type

Program: Citizenship in the Community 
Program Patrol: Mighty Dragons

Register Camp @ Wekiwa Springs via TroopMaster

In support of our March program, we will be camping at Wekiwa Springs State Park and performing service projects for the park while we are there. We will camp at two Primitive Group Campsites. Sites include ground grill, picnic tables, a restroom and an open-air shower. Two sites will accommodate a maximum of 40 people and 10 vehicles.

Camping will be patrol method. Breakfast and lunch on Saturday March 9 should be simple and quick with no-cook lunch to have time for service hours. Troop should plan for no-cook Sunday breakfast. Sunday morning will be additional service activities until 12pm.

Service hours will include trash clean-up, hand pulling natal grass on firebreaks and painting sitting benches and picnic tables in the primitive youth camp.

Activities:

Service Project for Citizenship in the Community Merit Badge (Requirement 7)

  • Bring work gloves
  • Bring a water bottle (Nalgene)
  • No Power- bring headlamps and flashlights
  • We will be working outside- bring hat and sun block

Friday March 8:

  • 5pm meet at Black Hammock (you need to already have eaten dinner)
  • 5:30pm leave for camp
  • ~ 6:30pm Arrive at camp, setup camp, cracker barrel

Saturday March 9:

  • Service Projects
  • Enjoy the park!
  • Patrol cooking and camping

Sunday March 10:

  • 7am wake-up
  • 8-9:30am no-cook Breakfast and pack-up
  • 10am-12pm Service Hours
  • 12pm-12:45pm snack (troop provided) and drive to Black Hammock
  • 1pm arrive back at Black Hammock

Notes:

Camping cost: $6 per youth plus patrol grub fees, $14 per adult plus $23 adult grub fee

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