BSA WA Troop 151

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Schedule Overview

• Aug 8th – 10th: Crater Lake National Park Oregon
• Aug. 10th – 12th: Redwood National Forest California
• Aug 12th – 14th: Disneyland California
• Aug. 14th – 15th: Mount Shasta California

Cost & Budget

$150 per Scout covers the $68 entrance fee to Disneyland, $20.00 meal voucher for dinner at Disneyland and hotel for 2 nights while at Disneyland.

• Crater lake
  • Campground: $59
  • Entrance Fee: $30
• Redwood National Forest Campground: $95
• Disneyland 
  • Hotel: $312
  • Entrance Fee: $884
  • Meal Vouchers: $280
• Gas and food
  • not done yet

Reminders

• I-pods are ok for in car and in tent only. Keep track of them.
• Each car will have a portable DVD player and movies approved by adults in the car.
• Each Scout should have their own spending money.

Schedule Detail

Leaving on Aug 8th

• Leave Bob’s House at 7:00 am.
• Bring sack lunch for Saturday and any snacks you will need.
• Pack everything in on bag, space is limited.

Crater Lake National Park

We are camping at Mazama Campground. The following activities and hikes are planned:

• Rim Drive – a 33 miles drive along the rim of the crater, we will stop at Cleetwood Cove and hike to the lake. The hike is 1 mile each way with an elevation change of 700 feet.
• Visit Historic Crater Lake Lodge and Sinnott Memorial Overlook. Both contain museums.
• The Pinnacles – eerie spires of eroded ash raise from the edge Sand and Wheeler Creeks.
• Castle Crest Wildflower Garden – 1 mile hike show the wildflowers.
• Godfrey Glen Hike – 1 mile loop trail to overlook of Annie Creek Canyon
• Watchman Peak – 1.7 mile hike Historic Fire Tower overlook of Wizard Island
• Anyone who wants to try swimming at Crater Lake can take a dip in the lake at Cleetwood Cove.

Redwood National Forest

We are camping at Prairie Creek Campground.  The following activities and hikes are planned:

• Visit to Gold Bluffs Beach – Elk and other wildlife are right on the beach. Whales are seen off the shore. Swimming and tide pools.
• Cathedral Trees Trail – 1.5 through meadows and  by streams, elk are often seen along this trial.
• Fern Canyon Trial – 5 miles past an old mining site with views of the beach.
• Revelation Nature Trial – A chance to learn about the trees and plants of the Redwoods, which a stop at the Museum.
  See an Indian dance demonstration by the Tolowa and Yurok Tribes.
• Howland Hill Drive – we will drive into the heart of the Redwoods Forest seea old growth and 2nd growth trees.

Returning on Aug 15th

• We will return sometime in the evening. Time depends on traffic.
• We will call when we get back and the cars are unpacked and everything is put away.