Camp Equipment Needed

 Recommended Individual Equipment to Bring

      Completed and appropriate Medical Form

      Flashlight with Extra Batteries

      Official Scout Uniform

      Scout Knife or pocket knife

      Extra Shirts and shorts 

      Scouting-Related T-shirts

      Swim suit

      Belt

      Socks for each day

      Scout Handbook for your program level

      Cap or hat

      Underwear for each day

      Pajamas

      Handkerchiefs

      Sleeping Bag or blankets

      Toilet articles –toothbrush, toothpaste, soap & holder, comb, etc.

      Towels

      Sleeping Pad and/or Cot

      Spending money for the Trading Post

      Money for extra Program Fees

      Pack, bag or foot locker

      Extra shoes and/or boots (NO OPEN-TOED SHOES)

      Water Bottle/Canteen/Hydration System

      Poncho or rain jacket

      Sunscreen

      Lip Balm

      Work Gloves for projects

Please mark all personal items with name and unit number.

Scouts, especially those traveling from significantly lower elevations, should make sure to bring sunscreen, lip balm, and a good water hydration system (canteen, water bottle, or camel-back).

Everyone is advised to always carry water, raingear, water, sunscreen, and water.

Additional Items for Boy Scouts to Bring

      Completed Merit Badge work

      Merit Badge Pamphlets

      Totin’ Chip

      Firem’ Chit

      Order of the Arrow Sash

      Order of the Arrow Costume

Optional Individual Equipment to Bring

      Insect repellant

      Writing Materials

      Field glasses

      Small, metal mirror

      Ground cloth / Tarp to cover Tent

      Musical Instrument

      Camera & film

      Sewing Kit 

      Bible or prayer book

      Watch

      Sunglasses

      Pre-Addressed Envelopes & Stamps

      Pillow

      Compass

      Personal First Aid Kit

      Trading Patches

Please mark all personal items with name and unit number.

Special Equipment to Bring

Participants in several aquatic badges will need to bring long pants, long-sleeve shirt, and shoes that will get wet.  

Participants going on overnighters must bring a backpack and other items.  

Do Not Bring To Camp to Bring

      Inappropriate Knives

      Fireworks

      Matches or Lighters

      Personal Archery Equipment

      Personal Firearms and Weapons

      Private Ammunition

      Bicycles

      Martial Arts Equipment

      Pets

      Radios, TV's, Video Games, or Tape Players

      Immoral Materials

      Non-participant Siblings

Equipment Provided by Camp

The staffs at our camps work hard to proved quality equipment and a prepared camping area for each unit in camp each session. Each camping area is equipped with the following items: 

      Latrine with running water and toilet paper

      Broom, hose, and cleaning supplies

      Trash can with lid

      Firefighting tools – rake, shovel, flapper, and water barrel with lid

 

In Campsites:

      BSA Wall Tents in campsites (one tent for every two people up to the campsite capacity)

      Dining Fly

      Picnic table

 

Equipment is provided up to the capacity of the camping area. Units should bring the above equipment to accommodate additional campers beyond the capacity of their camping area. Each individual is required to have a minimum of 30 square feet of floor space in a tent, and tents must be marked “No Flames In Tents.”

Recommended Unit Equipment

      American Flag

      Pack or Troop Flag

      Patrol Flags

      First Aid Kit

      Lockable Cashbox

      Program Books

      Unit Program Material

      Unit Roster Sheet

      Tour Permit

      Adequate Camp Leadership

      Insurance Claim Form and Policy Number (for Out of Council Units)

Optional Unit Equipment

      Cooking & Dishwashing Gear

      Coffee & Coffee Pot (for campsite)

      Axes & Saws

      Rope & Twine

      Laundry Detergent

      Dutch Ovens

      Lanterns & Fuel (Propane only, please)

      Ceremony Items

      Surprise Awards for boys

      Patrol Equipment Boxes