Where: CEDAR Cabin, Durland Scout Reservation, Oscawanna Lake Road / Clear Lake, Putnam Valley (the one with the large field in front)

Fee: $10 per non-scout in order to defray the costs of food/supplies. Please specify if planning to stay for dinner and if sleeping overnight – please specify tent vs. cabin.

Please also let us know if there are serious food allergies that we need to accommodate by not having certain food items present.

A few general rules/guidelines:

• This is NOT a dropoff/pickup event. A parent/guardian must be present at all times AND supervising his/her children at all times (written consent must be provided if someone other than the parent/guardian will be attending)
• Siblings are always welcome if you feel they are of the appropriate age and stamina to participate in activities . A general rule of thumb is that they should be at least kindergarten age, the age of our youngest scouts.
• You don’t need to stay the entire time. Arriving late or leaving early, or leaving and coming back, will be just fine.
• If you arriving in the morning before the hike, you must bring your own bag lunch.
• Sleeping over is completely optional. Many scouts stay only for the afternoon/evening.
• There are smaller separate rooms with cots for women/girls and the men/boys sleep in the large open room of cots. If necessary, we can further partition our sleeping areas. There is also a wood stove in the cabin that works quite well if it ends up being chilly.
• You are welcome to tent sleep as well.  Scouts can tent together, a parent and his/her own child may tent together, but a parent may not tent with another child who is not his/her own.
• Bathrooms are in a separate building between 2 cabins, so flashlights are a necessity.
• The cabin does have a full service kitchen, but we do need to be careful with any food containers due to it being a wooded location with many “critters.”
• There is limited parking at the cabin and you may not park in other cabin’s spots or along the road. There is a larger lot at the end of the road.
• Please wear red Pack T shirts if you have them. It is extremely helpful in keeping track of our kids. Other red T shirts are also helpful, if you do not have a red Pack shirt.

Sunday morning – breakfast and cabin cleanup. Typically we leave by 9am.

Should you arrive later than 11:00am, we will have a parent stationed at the cabin to guide scouts and families to activities at whatever time they may arrive.

What to Bring:

• camera
• change of clothes and
• pajamas (if sleeping over)
• flashlight and batteries
• extra shoes and socks – appropriate for hiking and outdoor terrain
• reusable water bottle
• a small backpack / drawstring backpack to carry trail mix and water when hiking
• rain/chilly weather gear – this is a rain or shine event
• sleeping bag and pillow (if sleeping over)
• jacket
• toothbrush and toothpaste (if sleeping over)
• special dietary needs
• insect repellent
• sunblock
• lawn chairs for campfire
• dry kindling / firewood if you have it
• your sense of adventure!
• your enthusiasm!

What NOT to Bring:

• electronics
• pocket knives (unless you have your whittling chip)

We look forward to seeing you there!