Guide
What to expect
Camporee will provide you with a weekend of outdoor activities typically enjoyed by scouts during their summer camps.
These activities are staffed by trained personnel and require participants to follow guidelines and published timeline to keep camporee running smoothly.
Please read the entire guide, it’ll help you prepare for the camporee. Being prepared is the first step to enjoy the Camporee.
The registration fee covers the cost of meals, tent accommodations, payments to the support staff, insurance, and program materials (including arrows, ammunition, targets etc.). Fee does not cover shot gun, rifle and horseback riding
Weather
This year the Camporee is being held in late summer and the weather is forecasted to be warm/mild. The daytime high temperature is expected to be mid 80s and night time low is expected to be mid 40 degree.
Please come prepared with light loose clothes for the daytime and warm clothes during the night. You’ll be spending a lot of time outdoors walking. The trails and roads are NOT paved and will be dusty..
What to Bring
- Flashlight/Headlamp (battery operated)
- Plastic Tarp (10’ x 10’)
- Sleeping Bag, Pillow
- Sleeping pad or air mattress (or a couple of blankets to fold under your sleeping bag)
- Jacket, sweater or sweatshirt
- Extra clothes (at least one set)
- Closed-toe shoes, such as gym shoes or sneakers or hiking boots
- Spending money – snacks & scout items at trading post
- Any prescription medication which you or your family require
- Raincoat
- Daypack (a small backpack you can carry with you during the day)
- Water bottle (one for every member of your family)
- Sunscreen, Camera
- Toothpaste, toothbrush, Soap (additional hand sanitizer is optional)
- Washcloth or small towel
- chap stick
- Bug repellent – non aerosol
- Prayer rug
All Scouts (adults, boys & girls): Bring your uniform (mandatory).
Do not bring
- Personnel Test are optional, Tents are pre-installed at camp sites.
- Stoves
- Non-battery operated lamps or flashlights
- Propane/gas-powered anything
- Tobacco
- Electronic Games
- Laptops
- iPods/iPads
- Firearms
- Alcohol
- Fire Starters (matches, lighters, flint kits etc.)
Registration
Registration must be completed in advance using Online Check-In proecss. There is NO on-site new registration.
One or more tents (area 9ft x 9ft) will be provided to each family for accommodations. The tents do NOT have any electrical outlets.
Note: cell phone coverage is limited or non-existent.
Nearby hotels
If you would prefer to stay at a hotel in Willits, choose one from the list below. We have NOT made any specific event arrangements with any of them. The list is being provided for convenience.
Old West Inn
1221 South Main St,
Willits, CA 95490
707-459-4201
Super 8 Willits
1119 South Main
Street, Willits, CA 95490
707-459-3388
Best Western Willits
1777 South Main
Street, Willits, CA 95490
707-459-5800
www.bestwestern.com/willitsinn/
Brooktrails Lodge
24675 Birch Street,
Willits, CA 95490
707-459-1596
Driving Directions
From your starting point, get to the town of Willits, which is on Highway 101 about 2.5 hours north of San Francisco (just north of Ukiah). See the separate document for directions with Pictures.
- In Willits, turn east (Right) at Commercial Street
- Drive 1.5 miles, follow the road as it takes a sharp left in front of the Nutrena Feed Store (15 mph curve)
- Continue on the road 3.9 miles to the camp’s entrance.
- About a mile past a one-lane bridge, you’ll see the big sign of the Camp. Veer right onto the camp road, go around the lake and park in the parking lot.
Arrival:
Plan to arrive on Friday between 4:30pm and 7:30pm. Dinner will NOT be served on Friday. Please plan on having dinner on the way.
- When you arrive at Wente, please park at the parking lot (marked PARKING on the map) that you find on your left after crossing the wooden bridge.
- Park in the parking lot as directed and check-in with the Volunteer desk at the parking area.
- After check-in, depending on traffic you may be allowed to take the vehicle near your campsite to transfer your belongings to the tent. Once you’ve unloaded your belongings, you are required to move your vehicle, and park in the designated parking area.
Parking
Parking is permitted at the designated parking area ONLY. All trailers will also have to be parked with the vehicle in the designated parking area. Vehicles parked in the unauthorized locations will be towed.
Luggage (sleeping bags etc.) must be carried in person from your car to your camping area.
Your Campsite
You’ll be directed to your assigned campsite on arrival.
Each campsite has tent platforms with canvas tent cabins and includes the following:
- A bulletin board
- A flag pole
- A nearby washstand and Kybo
Leave No Trace
Take only photographs – leave only footprints.
Remember: a Scout is clean, and for a Muslim, cleanliness is part of faith/Imaan. Your campsite should be a reflection of that. The site should be kept free from litter.
Do not leave candy, food, or anything smelly in tents or campsites. This will attract unwanted attention from animals around camp.
Please respect the privacy of the camp staff and stay out of staff living areas and respect the campsites of others by staying out unless invited.
Fire
No Campsite Fires – there will be a camp-wide campfire on Saturday night. No other campfires are permitted, due to fire danger.
All campsites have to be cleaned up and no garbage can be left behind. Place all garbage in the dumpster located on the western most side of the Dining Hall
General Rules
- Leave No Trace Camping is in effect for the Camporee · Please do not dig into the ground. Remember: “Take only photographs, leave only footprints”
- If you have to drive temporarily, observe speed limit of 5 mph on Camporee grounds.
- Do not leave candy, food, or anything smelly in tents or campsites. This will attract unwanted attention from animals around camp.
- Please respect the privacy of the camp staff and stay out of staff living areas and respect the campsites of others by staying out unless invited.
First Aid
The First Aid Crew will be able to assist with any first aid needs at the First Aid Station at HQ
Shower facilities
Wente has three shower houses with private shower stalls.
Check out
Once all activities are complete, please go to your campsite and pack up, ensuring the site is clean.
Poison Oak
Poison Oak is easy to identify, they typically have a group three leaves and have no thorns or hair on the stems.
The oil from the plant can give a person a nasty red rash when it comes contact with the skin. The oil can also be transferred from through clothes and other equipment.
When exposed, wash the affected areas with soap and cold water as soon as possible. If a rash has developed, please see the staff at the clinic, next to the headquarters.
Remember “Leaves of three, leave it be. If it’s hairy, it’s a berry”.
By participating in the Camporee, you agree to the following statement
Photo statement
“I understand that by attending this program, sponsored by the Golden Gate Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America, I consent to the use of photographs, film, videotapes, electronic representations and/or sound recordings made of me during that time by the Boy Scouts of America, at their discretion, and I hereby release the Boy Scouts of America from any and all liability from such use and publication.”
Handicap Accessibility Statement
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Golden Gate Area Council, Boy Scouts of America will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate persons with disabilities at the camporee.