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2018 Philmont Family Weekend Guidebook Guidebook Golden Spread Council General Info May 4, 2018- Check-in 1pm 10- pm (MST) to May 6, 2018- Check out 11:45 am (MST) Philmont Scout Ranch 17 Deer Run Road Cimarron, NM 87714 Golden Spread Council (806) 358-6500 401 Tascosa Rd. Amarillo, TX 79124 www.GoldenSpread.org Scott Kilian Director of Support Services (806) 358-6500 [email protected] Jake Splawn Brenda Hutson Program Executive Program Specialist (806) 382-4406 (806) 352-2371 [email protected] [email protected] Golden Spread Council Event Details Pricing is per person An all inclusive event price of $45 per person (6 yrs old & up) $10 per Child (5 yrs old & under) Price includes: Tent City lodging -Two person tent with one cot per person -Families will be grouped together -Tent is provided & already set-up -Electricity in each tent -Friday night & Saturday Night Three Meals -Philmont dining hall meals -Saturday Breakfast & Dinner -Sunday Breakfast (NOTE: Saturday lunch is not included & should be planned by each family. Dining options in town or pack a sandwhich lunch to enjoy) Activities -Friday night Games & Fellowship -Crackerbarrel -Villa tours -Tooth of Time Trading Post -Scouting Museum Tours -T-Rex Print Hike -Craft for kids -Saturday night campfire -Sunday morning Scout Service -Sunday funday- Tomahawk Throwing (all ages) -Lover’s Leap Hike * * Fishing requires the expense of a NM fishing license * See fishing page in this guide for more details. Golden Spread Council Tent City Each wall tent houses two people and has two cots provided. If If you wish to have a young child sleep in your tent as well please notify the Council office upon registration so we can prepare your tent for you, Every tent has electricity. Each tent will already be set-up and ready for your belongings. The travel distance from vehicles is very short. If If you or someone in your family requires handicap access, you must notify the Council office immediately upon registration so that we may begin preparations to best facilitate your needs. The showerhouse and bathrooms are nearby the tents and offer private individual stalls with locking doors for privacy. There is a central fire but pit, not individual pits. There is one grill available for cooking, but please let us know youif plan to use so it we can communicate this to Philmont to make sure propane is available for the grill. Golden Spread Council Packing List Here’s the suggested list of items to pack for adults & Children: Field Uniform (Class OPTIONAL“A”) for Scout Service on Sunday Camping Chair Sleeping Bag & Pillow (Cot & Pad provided) Day Pack or Backpack Water Bottle or Canteen Flashlight & Lantern Sunglasses, Sunscreen & Bug Spray Plastic Trash Bags (for dirty or wet clothes) Baby or child items applicableif Hat, Gloves, jacket (Avergae Temps around 70 day & 40 Night) Socks & Shoes (Closed toe) Pants, Shirts, Shorts Pajamas or Sleep Wear Fishing Gear & Bait you(if plan to fish) Rain Gear or Poncho Soap & Shampoo (remember a Scout is Clean) Toothbrush & Paste Bath Towel & Shower Shoes or Sandals Notebook & Pencil Spending Money for Trading Post ($20-50) Additional money for Adventures/Shopping in town Props or Costumes for Campfire Skits Guitar or other hobby items Snacks (Need to be kept in closed containers in vehicles) Pocketknife & Whittling Chip (Scouts only allowed to have knife theyif have a Whittling or Totin Chip) THINGS TO REMEMBER… We encourage each family to spend as much time together as possible. Since this is a family event, the focus of activities are NOT on adventures and Scout requirements. The activities offered are a guide as to things your family can choose to do. Please feel free to add your own activities! Golden Spread Council Getting There From Amarillo, allow 4 hours travel time Not including pit pit stops. For a map from your destination enter the address: Philmont Scout Ranch, 17 Deer Run Rd., Cimarron, NM 87714 Recommended route from the Golden Spread Council office: Follow Fm 1061 (Tascosa Rd) West to 385. Turn North (right) onto 385. In Dalhart continue NW onto Hwy 87. In Clayton, NM turn SW (left) onto Hwy 412. In Springer take I-25 N to exit NM 58 West. Continue to Cimarron, NM. Turn South (Left) onto HWY 21 and continue to Philmont. Turn Left at Philmont Training Center (Left on Orchard Rd). then follow signs to Tent City. Places to stop along the way: Dalhart, TX Food,- Gas, Restrooms, Groceries Clayton, NM Food,- Gas, Restrooms Historic Eklund Hotel, Dinosaur Park, Mt. Capulin National Monument Springer, NM Food,- Gas, Restrooms, Gift Shop Russell’s Travel Center Cimarron, NM Food,- Gas, Restrooms, Groceries Remember that Philmont will be at an elevation of around 10,000 ft. Please plan and prepare to be hydrated and well prepared for the elevation change Golden Spread Council Friday events Check-in starting at 1:00 pm (MST) Follow the signs to the Maxwell classroom center next to tent city Please arrive by 10:00 pm (MST) Dinner is not provided Friday. Please make eating arrangements during your travel Food available in Dalhart, TX; Clayton, NM; Springer, NM, & Cimarron, NM Your weekend schedule, maps, tent assignments, meal tickets, shirts, fishing permits, and other event details will be provided in your welcome packet for each family upon check-in. After getting your gear unpacked join us in the pavilion for games. Golden Spread Council Saturday Events Your family is free to enjoy any of the planned activities offered, create an adventure of your own, or just relax and enjoy the Ranch. Breakfast 7:00 - 8:00 am (MST) at the Dining Hall Your meal tickets (if chosen at registration) will be in your family’s welcome packet. Saturday Lunch Lunch on Saturday is NOT included in the event costs. Bring your own lunch, or see the following Area Attractions page in this guide to find local options for food. Dinner 5:30 - 6:30 pm (MST) at the Dining Hall Your meal tickets (if chosen at registration) will be in your family’s welcome packet. If your family chooses, there is “The Cree Mee Drive-in” or the “St. James Hotel” in Cimarron, NM. Philmont Scout Ranch Offerings See following page of things to do on the Ranch. Saturday Evening The evening is packed full of fun and exciting events. There will be crafts, a cracker barrel, campfire, and many laughs for sure! See the following Night Gatherings page. Golden Spread Council Philmont Musts Philmont offers several options at the ranch to visit. Tooth of Time Traders 9am-5pm (MST) Friday & Saturday& 9am-5pmFriday (MST) Definitely make this stop a must visit on youron visit must a stop makethis Definitely weekend at Philmont! Gifts, patches, shirts, patches, Gifts, Philmont! weekend at and so much more Philmont gear awaits you. awaits gear much Philmont moreso and The Tooth of Time Traders staff is in the in is staff Traders Time of Tooth The business of providing gear, preserving gear, providing of business memories and building dreams. building memoriesand We look forward to your visit! your to forward We look Villa Philmonte Tour 10:30am or 2:30pm (MST) Saturday Only Saturday 2:30pm(MST) 10:30am or The Villa Philmonte was the summer home of Waite andsummerWaite home the wasof Philmonte Villa The Genevieve Phillips. It was constructed in the Spanish the in constructed was It Phillips. Genevieve Mediterranean style from 1926 to 1927 and it is it 1927and 1926 to from style Mediterranean 28,400 square feet in size. The Villa Philmonte is a is Philmonte Villa The size. in feet square 28,400 house museum today. Tour guides tell the story of the of story the tell guides Tour museum house today. Phillips family, their Philmont Ranch, and the gifting of gifting the and Ranch, Philmont their family, Phillips that ranch in two parcels to the Boy Scouts of America, of Scouts Boy the to parcels two in ranch that 1938 and 1941.1938and Scouting Musuem and Seton Library Tour 9am-5pm (MST) Saturday Only 9am-5pm Saturday (MST) Location during renovations TBD renovations during Location When visiting Philmont Scout Ranch, theRanch, Scout Philmont Whenvisiting Philmont Museum is always a nice a alwaysMuseum Philmont is place to stop by. Located across the street the across Located by. stop to place from camping headquarters, the Philmont the campingheadquarters, from M useum is home to the Seton MemorialSeton the homeMuseum to is Library. The Philmont Museum Philmont features The Library. a rotating exhibit, so if you have visited have you if so exhibit, rotating a in the past, don't hesitate to drop by again! by drop to hesitate don't past, the in Golden Spread Council Night Gatherings Evening time to cut loose, laugh together, and relax! Kids Craft Time 6:30-7:30 pm (MST) Saturdaypm(MST) 6:30-7:30 Fun time for the kids of all ages to be to ages all of kids the for time Fun creative and spend time with friends friends with time spend and creative while making something to keep fromkeep to makingsomething while this weekend. Adults are welcome to are Adults weekend. this join the fun and help the kids. the help and fun the join (Location TBD at Philmont) TBDat (Location Cracker Barrell 7:30 - 8:00 pm (MST) Saturdaypm(MST) 8:00 - 7:30 Gather with your family and friends at the Program the at friends and family your with Gather Bowl (next to Tent City). Enjoy some time to visit as visit to some time Enjoy City). Tent to (next Bowl we gather for the evening’s campfire program.
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