The Annual Pack 9 Family Campout!
Adventure! Excitement! Hiking! Haute cuisine cooked by Troop 9! Scout Leader jokes! Mr. Haggin might even bring his ham radio! 😇
When and Where
- When: Saturday, May 24, 12:00 Noon - Sunday, May 25, no later than 10:00 AM
- Where:
- Camp Robert Drake, 9994 Camp Drake Road, Fairmount, IL
- Whip-Poor-Will Campsite
What To Bring
- Tent
- Camp chair
- Camp mattress/cot
- Sleeping bags/blankets
- Toiletries
- Toothpaste/toothbrush
- Hair brush/comb
- Prescription medicine for parents and scouts, if applicable
- Small backpack to carry items for hiking/walking
- Six Essentials
- Water
- Trail Snacks
- Trail snacks should be stored OUTSIDE of tents, or you may be visited by the trash pandas
- Flashlight or Headlamp
- First Aid Kit
- Sun Protection
- Whistle
- Bug repellent
- Hat, preferably a sun hat with a good brim
- A few changes of socks and underwear
- Pajamas
- Water shoes for wading on the Pebble Beach hike
- Class A and Class B uniforms, including neckerchief and neckslide
- Adults: battery bank for charging electronics
Tentative Schedule
Saturday, May 24
Noon - 1:30 PM: Arrive @ Camp Drake and set up camp
1:30 - 2:30: Pack Gaga Ball or free play
2:30 - 3:00: Dens practice campfire skits
3:00 - 4:30 Hike to Pebble Beach (bring water shoes if you plan to wade in the water)
4:30 - 5:00 Return to camp and prep for dinner (pulled pork & hot dogs)
5:00 - 5:45 Free activity
5:45 - 6:30 Dinner at the dining hall
6:30 - 7:00 Scouts & leaders change into Class A and the pack assembles at the Friendship Circle to walk to Jack Jones Arena
7:00 - 8:20 Campfire Ceremony & Rank Awards/Recognition
8:30* Return to camp for s'mores and fellowship around the fire
10:00: Lights out
Sunday, May 25th
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM Wake up; breakfast served at camp
8:30: Break camp and clean up site
10:00: End of Campout
