2025 Herms District Camporee

Theme: Lets take it to the Beach!

@ Lake Berryessa

April 25, 26, 27, 2025

Open to all Troops, Crews, and Ships

What:

BSA units from across Herms District come together in the spirit of friendly competition at the annual Camporee. Events at Camporee are presented by participating units, and are designed to challenge a Scout’s basic scout skills learned through the First Class scout rank. PLUS the exciting Cord-On-Blue patrol cooking competition.

Our Camporee led by the Camporee SPL and PLC.  This year’s chosen theme is "Let's Go to the Beach!”. Bring your Scout Spirit to match the theme!

Camporee is conducted at its current location by way of a special use permit issued by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BoR) to the Herms District Camporee Committee. Units are requested to participate in a Service Day at Berryessa about a month prior to Camporee. Competition points are earned for participating.

Don't forget do download your Camporee Handbook [Still in Progress - Coming Soon!] for activity description and daily agenda.

All adults (18+) attending the camporee must be a Registered Adult with GGAC and completed Youth Protection Training, CA fingerprinting, and CA Mandated Reporter Training. Please contact your Unit or Herms District Executive  Alyssa.Padia@scouting.org  for help registering.

Where:

Coyote Beach, Oak Shores Park, Lake Berryessa.

5420 Knoxville Road, Napa, CA 94558

*Camping spots are assigned. See Camporee Chair Dave Shaw for location assignments.

When:

Arrive Friday evening to check in between 4pm and 9pm  *Note that the Oak Shores Park gates will be closed after dark each night during Camporee to prevent unauthorized access.

Saturday All Day Competition and Campfire.

Depart to Sunday morning after Scout's Own and Closing Ceremonies (estimated 10am dismissal)

Late Arrivals:

Please notify the Camporee Chair to make arrangements for late entry to Oak Shores if members of your unit will be arriving after 9:00 pm on Friday. Unit leaders are responsible for communicating with Camporee Staff to make arrangements for entry/exit from Oak Shores Park after the gate is closed.

Registration & Fees:

Please Register as ONE UNIT. You can edit your Registration (add/remove) until the Wednesday before Camp Weekend.

The Registration Fee are $25 per attendee (each Scout & Scouter). This fee covers the cost of the patches for all participants, porta potties, awards, decorations, medical supplies and other small needs, and cracker barrel snacks for everyone Saturday evening.

All Attendees must currently registered with Golden Gate Area Scouting.

Medical Forms:

As per Safe Scouting guidelines, ALL  ATTENDEES (Scouts and Adults) must have a current BSA Annual Health and Medical form. Medical forms are to be maintained by each unit at Camporee (Camporee Staff will not check or collect medical forms).

Directions:

From the East Bay, take I-80 East,

- Take the Suisun Valley Road/Pittman Road exit (No. 41)

- Turn LEFT onto Suisun Valley Road, then SLIGHT LEFT to stay on Suisun Valley Road

- Suisun Valley Road becomes Wooden Valley Road

- Turn RIGHT onto Monticello Rd./CA-121

- Turn LEFT onto Capell Valley Road/CA-128

- Turn RIGHT onto Berryessa Knoxville Road (at Turtle Rock Store)

- Continue on Berryessa Knoxville Road for about 6 miles

- Turn RIGHT at the Oak Shores Day-Use facility, then LEFT once you are in the park

- Continue on this one-way road through the park until you reach Coyote Beach

GPS Coordinates for the entrance to Oak Shores are: Latitude 38.559979  Longitude 122.234815

Campfires: No campfires are allowed (per park rules). Cooking allowed on stoves only.