Thanks to all the families that came out to beautiful Memorial Park to enjoy a weekend in the redwoods. Thanks to Dan H. for creating an awesome orienteering exercise to teach the scouts how to read maps and use compasses. See some of the pictures here: https://www.facebook.com/T28Burlingame
Oct 22 - 24, 2021 Memorial Park 9500 Pescadero Creek Rd. Loma Mar, CA 94021
All Scouts and their families are invited to this once a year Troop 28 tradition. We have reserved Homestead Youth Camp at beautiful Memorial Park. Scouts, parents, and siblings spend the weekend together. Homestead camp site is available for all families starting Friday afternoon. We'll head home on Sunday. Please sign up on the troop website.
Stay tuned for details on gear check out and menu planning.
Everyone is welcome to Family Camping! Bring mom, dad, sisters and brothers! (sorry, no pets)
Memorial Park is a San Mateo County Park less than an hour drive from Burlingame in the Santa Cruz mountains. The campground is surrounded by a beautiful coastal redwood forests with a creek running right through the park. It is a great place to hike, bird watch and camp.
Please bring the food, camping equipment, and personal items you will need for you and your family. The Scouts will do their own menu planning and will cook together.
Fri 09/17/21 - Sun 09/19/21; sign up on the Troop website
Scouts need to bring -
Food they were assigned to shop for
Scout handbook
Sleeping bag
Sleeping pad
Camp chair
Mess kit (plate, cup, knife fork, spoon)
A change of clothes
Toiletry kit
Troop t-shirt
Scouts do not need to wear "Class A" scout uniform on this trip
Parents need to bring:
Tent
Sleeping bag
Cot, sleeping pad or air mattress
Camping chair
Mess kit (plate, cup, knife fork, spoon)
A change of clothes
Toiletry kit
Older scouts teach and younger scouts learn and achieve Scout activities:
Fireman's Chip - learn how to properly handle fire and earn official recognition
Totin' Chit - learn how to properly handle knives, axes and saws and earn official recognition
Tenderfoot, 2nd Class and 1st Class Rank advancement (these are listed in the back of you scout's handbook by rank) they include skills like knot tying, cooking and first aid. These skills are taught by sr. scouts and "signed off" as learned if the scout demonstrates mastery and knowledge on the camping trip or at a subsequent troop meetings.
Hike using map & compass skills
Tomahawk Throw - we will set up a range and show the scouts how to safely throw a tomahawk at a target
Sports Fun - football or Frisbees
Campfire program - scout do skits and tell jokes
Equipment Check-Out
Patrol boxes will be distributed to patrols
Tent partners assigned
Troop Tents will be distributed and logged
Patrols will review menus to ensure there is proper food for the number in the patrol going on the Trip
