Big Sur Family Camp Details – 5/20 – 5/22
Our family camp is fast approaching! Here are the details so you can start your planning and packing.
We are camping at the Santa Lucia Chapel & Campground in Big Sur. This campground is owned by the Diocese that the Church of the Good Shepherd belongs to and they’ve graciously allowed us to enjoy. The campground is located at 46896 California Highway One, Big Sur 93920. https://www.allsaintscarmel.org/santa-lucia-chapel-and-campground/
Directions
The Santa Lucia Chapel and Campground is located 26 miles south of Carmel on Highway 1 — approximately one-quarter mile south of the River Inn on the west side of the highway. Upon exiting Highway 1, take an immediate right turn, drive past the Big Sur Health Center, and turn left at the entrance to Santa Lucia Chapel and Campground. Stop at the entrance and wait to be admitted by the Campground Caretakers. You’ll need to have your Release Forms & COVID Waiver form with you. 2022 Release Form COVID Waiver
There are NO showers at the campsite and NO hot water, but they do have restrooms and cold running water. Based on new regulations, we need to separate out our trash - recycling (clean cardboard, clean bottles, cans, etc.); green waste, food scraps and leftovers (no raw meat), all other trash. We need to ensure we abide by this and leave the campsites clean so we can get our deposit back. Check-in is from 2:00pm – 6:00pm on Friday and check-out on Sunday is no later than 11:00am.
We have both big campsites and they are adjacent to the river. Each site also has its own fire ring. We’ll be preparing meals as a group, with the exception of Friday. Please have a plan for your Friday dinner.
On Saturday night we’ll have our Pack Advancement ceremony, please have your Scout in uniform. Other than that, we’ll have no planned activities so you can enjoy and relax at your leisure. Playing in the river, hiking, family time, napping are all good options!
Meals
Each den will be responsible for the prep, cooking and clean up of one meal. Tigers will be Saturday breakfast, Wolves Saturday lunch, Webelos Saturday dinner and Lions Sunday breakfast. Here are the menus, if you have any special dietary needs please contact your den leader. If you want beverages beyond what is listed, please bring (no alcohol). The campsites have tap water. Also, please bring any additional snacks you may want.
- Friday - families on their own
- Saturday
- 8:30 am Breakfast - Eggs, bacon, pancakes, fruit, coffee, OJ
- 12:30 pm Lunch – Sandwiches (deli meat & cheese, condiments, lettuce, tomatoes, etc.) chips, fruit, cookie, juice boxes
- 6:00 pm Dinner - Fajitas (steak & chicken), peppers/onions, salsa, guacamole, cheese, tortillas, beans, rice
- Desert - S'mores, Popcorn, Hot chocolate & cider
- Sunday
- 8:30 am Breakfast - Eggs, bacon, pancakes, fruit, coffee, OJ
Packing List
Here is a list of items you will want to bring with you:
- Tent (note: a 4 person tent really fits about 2.5 people. Go bigger if you can.
- Tarp for the ground under the tent
- Inflatable mattress, especially for the grownups, is highly recommended. The mattress is for comfort, but more importantly to keep you from losing heat into the ground.
- Sleeping bags, pillows
- Flashlight, headlight, lantern
- Camp chairs if you have them
- Bug spray, sunblock, hat
- Warm clothes for night and mornings (tip: bring a comfortable warm cap)
- Personal toiletries/prescription meds
- Bathing suit
- Innertube, inflatables for floating in the river
- Sandals/Water shoes for midnight bathroom runs and playing in the river
- Sturdy shoes for hiking and walking around camp
- Cub scout class B t-shirt for those that have them
- Towels for drying off from the river
- Reusable cups/mugs/water bottles. Something with handles that could take coffee/hot chocolate would be great.
- Reusable silverware
- Resuable plates. We will have some disposable just in case, but let's try to reduce our footprint.
- Snacks for your group
- Roll of paper towels & toilet paper (the campsite provides TP, but just in case!)
- Drinking water if you don't want to drink from the tap (water is tested safe to drink)
- First Aid Kit & whistle
- Musical instruments would be fun if you play!
- Extra Cooler full of ice (block ice lasts longer) (email your den leader if you can bring)
- Fire wood (email your den leader if you can bring)
If there are any other last minute details to add, we’ll post another blog. Looking forward to seeing you all at Camp!!
