Cascade Camporee May 18-20, 2018 Elijah Bristow State Park LEADER’S GUIDE 2018 Cascade District “Scouting Ties It All Together” This year’s Camporee will center around activities that involve outdoor skills and knowledge of Scouting, plus fun stuff: • Wild forest scavenger hunt • Knife & tomahawk throw • Flint fire starting • Make a shelter • First aid save-a-Scout • Archery • BB gun marksman target shoot • Compass game • James Bristow's campsite • Flag ceremony game • Make a skit game • Knot tying and identification • Tripod lashing • Split the match fire starting • Survival - a simulation game • Dutch oven dessert cook-off – for patrols and leaders • Top Patrol, Top Patrol Leader, Top SPL & Best Campsite Awards CASCADE DISTRICT CAMPOREE 2018 May 18-20, 2018 – Elijah Bristow State Park General Information and Procedures Cost: $12 per Scout, Webelos and Scout leaders who camp for the weekend. $3 per Cub Scout, attending on Saturday. Included in the fee are the event patch, awards, insurance, and other general camp expenses. Please prepay and register your troop at the Oregon Trail Council Service Center. Cub Scouts are encouraged to prepay and register at the OTC Service Center also. NOTE: The cost of using the park for Camporee is reduced by doing a service project at the park. All units are expected to participate in the project. It has been incorporated in to Camporee and will count in total unit scoring. Note: Gloves will be required for the service project. Location: Elijah Bristow State Park, Oregon (map on back page) Vehicles: All vehicles (except designated staff) must park in the parking lot. Registration: A properly completed Camporee Registration Form must be submitted by the Senior Patrol Leader, Scoutmaster, or other designated adult Scout leader along with registration fees (see back pages of this packet for the form). It is preferable that you preregister by sending in or delivering the Camporee Registration Form to the Oregon Trail Council Service Center by May 11th. You may register at Camporee for an additional $2 fee per person. ($14) Check-In: All units must check in at the registration table in the Lost Creek Bridge parking lot when they arrive. Units which have preregistered still need to check in to confirm their attendance and settle registration fees. Units will hike from the Lost Creek Bridge parking lot to the camping area. See Raina Willhite at the check-in area. Departures: The Camporee will officially end on Sunday, when the last unit or staff departs. You may stay and camp through Sunday morning. Regardless of when you leave, your campsite must be inspected by a member of the Camporee staff before your troop may depart. Camping: The designated camping area will be in the large grassy area at the end of the paved road into the park. Games will also be held in the same area. River: The Willamette River and all other creeks and water areas are out of bounds. Any Scouts and/or Units found in violation will immediately be asked to leave Camporee. Policies: Oregon Trail Council, BSA camp policies will be in effect and followed during the Camporee. Camporee headquarters must be notified of any visitors. Scouts who leave during the Camporee must check out with an adult leader. Scouts, leaders, and staff are expected to follow the Scout Oath and Law for all activities and programs. Restrooms: There will be portable latrines on site for scouts use. The park restrooms are for adult and park visitor use only during Camporee. CASCADE DISTRICT CAMPOREE 2018 May 18-20, 2018 – Elijah Bristow State Park Cooking: Your troop is responsible for feeding itself during this event. Plan to bring propane stoves or charcoal briquettes with raised cooking devices to hold them. Patrols will be judged on camp kitchen etiquette, cleanliness, and use of scout skills while cooking. All washing and cleaning waste water must be captured and disposed of in the gray water waste tank, located in the parking lot near the portable toilets. NO campfires on or in the ground. Cooking fires must be in self-contained pits above ground. Water: Potable (fresh) water will be available from the faucets in the park area located in the rear of the restroom building and at each end of the camping field. Health and A qualified medical professional will be on-site to handle injuries or Safety: medical concerns. Any injuries or accidents must be reported to Camporee headquarters immediately. Music and Camporee is not the place for cell phones, radios, recording devices, electronic games, games: computers, and iPods. However, musical instruments are welcomed. Low Impact: This Camporee is a no trace event. Scouts are not allowed to dig holes or damage the ground. The only things allowed to be driven in the ground are: small tent stakes and site markers installed by staff members. Remember, take nothing but pictures. Leave nothing but a footprint. Parking: All vehicles must be parked in the designated parking areas. There will be no trailers, RV’s or vehicles allowed in the campsites. Ideally, every Scout should backpack their equipment into the Camporee site during check-in at the designated hike-in site. Vehicles may be allowed to drive to campsites for loading/unloading camp gear. This decision depends on the amount of moisture in the ground. A decision will be made at the time of camporee. Trash and Please separate all recyclables from non-recyclable materials. As Scouts Garbage: are good citizens, we serve as a good example for good stewardship and remind those that watch to be conservation minded. Please bag all of your food into heavy containers to discourage the forest creatures from pillaging food. Pack out all of your trash. Don’t leave any around – we don’t want to find last year’s trash this year just as we don’t want to find this year’s trash next year! Do not bury any trash or garbage. Plan to properly dispose of recyclable items you collect. Uniforms: We’re Scouts: we wear uniforms. Wear them proudly throughout the event, at flags, and at closing campfire. When you’re competing in the games, Scouts may change into approved troop Class-B uniforms for the service project and the afternoon games. Campfires: Campfires will be allowed only in above ground fire pits. The pits must be high enough or insulated enough so the ground will not be scorched. The fire cannot be bon-fire sized. Units must provide their own firewood. No firewood can be taken from the surrounding area. CASCADE DISTRICT CAMPOREE 2018 May 18-20, 2018 – Elijah Bristow State Park Competition, Scoring, and Awards From the time Scouts arrive on Friday through the time the unit departs, troops, patrols, and crews will be scored for awards in competition with the other units in camp. A variety of awards will be presented at the closing campfire, including the coveted best troop and patrol awards. Size doesn’t matter. Strength doesn’t matter. What matters is your Scout spirit, your drive to do your best, and a firm knowledge of Scout skills. It is not unheard of for a first-year patrol beating the most senior patrol at Camporee! Troops, patrols, and crews will be scored based on the following items and events throughout the Camporee: 1. Scout Spirit (from Friday’s march into camp until departure) 2. Attendance and active participation at all events, including flags and activities 3. Preparedness and mastery of skills found in the Boy Scout Handbook and Fieldbook 4. Campsite cleanliness and organization (be creative, yet organized) 5. Camp cooking etiquette, skill, and organization (including duty roster and menu posted – judges will visit during meals) 6. Campsite entrance (lashings are expected – do something extravagant or exciting for bonus points!) 7. Patrol activities on Saturday 8. Extra points can be scored. Check with camp staff. • Cub Scouts can visit for the day and be involved in all activities. CASCADE DISTRICT CAMPOREE 2018 May 18-20, 2018 – Elijah Bristow State Park Schedule FRIDAY (May 18) 4:30-9:00pm Check-in and set up camp 6:00-10:00 Field games – Get acquainted and meet other Scouts 8:00pm Scoutmaster/Senior Patrol Leader meeting and cracker- barrel (Camporee headquarters) 9:30pm Stargazing – meet at the flagpole (weather permitting) 11:00pm Taps SATURDAY (May 19) 7:00-8:30am Reveille Unit breakfast and clean-up 8:30am Morning flag ceremony (Flag pole/Parade field) 9:00am-11:00pm Camp improvements with a focus on camp craft 11:00am-12:00pm Service Project 12:00pm Lunch 12:30pm-5:00pm Patrol games and afternoon events 4:30pm Scout to campsite to start briquettes 5:00pm-7:30pm Dinner and clean-up 6:30pm Dutch oven dessert judging 7:30pm Evening flag ceremony (parade field) 8:00pm Campfire & Awards (immediately following flags) 10:00pm Cracker Barrel, Stargazing – meet at the flagpole (weather permitting) 11:00pm Taps SUNDAY (May 20) 7:00am Reveille Unit breakfast and clean-up 9:00am Scouts’ Own Service 10:00am Pack up campsite CASCADE DISTRICT CAMPOREE 2018 May 18-20, 2018 – Elijah Bristow State Park CASCADE DISTRICT CAMPOREE 2018 UNIT PRE-REGISTRATION FORM May 18-20, 2018 – Elijah Bristow State Park (This form is due by May 11th to receive the discount rate) Troop/Pack/Crew: _________________ Number of Patrols: ________________ Camping Style Patrol Name No. of Youth Skill Level Practiced Webelos Jamboree-style New Scout (patrol boxes & coolers Experienced allowed) Scout Venturing Backpacking style Webelos Jamboree-style New Scout (patrol boxes & coolers Experienced allowed) Scout Venturing Backpacking style Webelos Jamboree-style New Scout (patrol boxes & coolers Experienced allowed) Scout Venturing Backpacking style Webelos Jamboree-style New Scout (patrol boxes & coolers Experienced allowed) Scout Venturing Backpacking style Please list any special accommodations or site needs on the back of this form.